Danielle’s work is informed by both lived and professional experience of family and sexual violence, with a focus on coercive control, child safety, animal protection, and access to justice. Her experience spans community education, law tutoring, community law, and supervised family contact.

She facilitates workshops for women rebuilding life after separation, supports clients

through Auckland Community Law, and works as a Family Supervisor in court-ordered contact arrangements. She has completed specialist family violence training through Eclipse Family Violence Services and Shine.

Danielle is completing a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Auckland in 2026 and holds a Master of Legal Studies with Distinction in Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Her academic research supports the criminalisation of coercive control in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a particular focus on the use of companion animals as instruments of abuse. She also contributes to interdisciplinary research examining business responses to modern slavery and volunteers with several not-for-profit organisations.