About Daniel
Daniel Downey is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. He works with adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, and the strain that comes with big life changes. He also supports people facing gender identity and LGBT-related concerns.
He draws on several evidence-informed approaches and keeps sessions practical. Daniel prioritizes clear goals and step-by-step strategies. He focuses on skills you can use between meetings to manage mood, sleep, and attention challenges.
Background and approach
Daniel often uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck. He blends that with cognitive behavioral techniques that look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Mindfulness practices are used to build attention and reduce anxiety in everyday moments.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs. He listens for what’s working and what’s not, then adjusts tools and tasks to fit real life. This makes therapy feel more like problem solving than theory.
Daniel practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. He offers a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. People who want to begin pick a Start Therapy button, complete a short questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits their calendar.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting locked into them. It focuses on values and small committed actions, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and challenges with attention. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. That approach is useful for panic, phobias, mood problems, and sleep issues. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can support managing stress and ADHD-related distraction.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Daniel will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try techniques in sessions, and adapt the mix of methods over time. The aim is to build tools that fit daily life rather than force a single method on everyone.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of formats. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual materials. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice-only check-in is easier. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, written coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while still working with licensed professionals and therapists.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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