Counseling For Individuals & Couples

Emotional Well-being

Behavioral Change

Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Travel with Children & raising Third Culture Kids

Career development

Retirement Planning

stress management

Problem Solving

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Welcome to Unpack Counseling

I’m Danielle Gold, a United States board certified counselor and counselor supervisor with more than 30 years of international experience. I hold a doctorate in Behavioral Health from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology from Goddard College in Vermont, as well as an additional master’s degree in Poetics from New College of California in San Francisco, and a bachelor of arts degree in World Literature from Antioch College in Ohio.  

My international career began in my mid-twenties with a teaching position at a university on the Pacific Island of Tonga. I went on to teach in Vanuatu and in California before becoming the director of a development project in Ghana, West Africa in 1990, where I built preschools and trained early childhood education teachers. I found like-minded people in the international expatriate community and have continued to work and travel around the world ever since.  My son was born in London and when he was five I started Fearless Planet (www.fearlessplanet.com), an NGO dedicated to empowering low-income women through economic advancement. I have designed, coordinated, and implemented projects in Ghana, Liberia, Argentina, and most recently with refugees in Greece.

My counseling practice has included K-12 school counseling in Ghana, Argentina, China, the US, and the director of counseling position at a medical school on the Caribbean Island of Nevis. I started my online counseling practice in 2013 as international clients I was seeing in my Buenos Aires office began moving away and wanted to continue working with me. I found that I could deliver the same quality of care online with flexibility and continuity. I now practice totally online, enabling me to reach more clients globally and pursue my own international interests.

I’ve lived and worked abroad through many life stages; as a young single woman, a multi-cultural couple, a family, and most recently as an empty nester. I understand the issues nomads, expats, and business and pleasure travelers can face, and will help you navigate the complexities of your life.

I look forward to working with you!