Licensed to practice in 3 states and accepts 68 insurances. Specializes in Family Conflict, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders and 10 more.
Good day! My name is Daniel and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience serving multiple populations including clients struggling through financial hardship, life changes, relationship issues, emotional/ physical abuse/trauma, diagnosis of a serious mental illness in the family, and depression/ anxiety. I graduated from the University of Texas A&M - Commerce and am currently licensed in California, Kentucky, and Texas. I believe the bravest and most fulfilling way to grow is to "do the work" and I look forward to assisting clients in that journey in every way that I can.
Clients should expect to feel heard and seen in sessions with their therapist without judgment. In our first session, I encourage clients to present their issues or concerns as they see them and work together to develop a strategy that they can own in addressing them. All clients are experts in their own care and I intend to empower clients to make decisions for themselves while viewing all possible perspectives of their situation.
I enjoy working with clients to discover the origins of their behavioral and thought patterns and how they influence their relationships in their families, communities, and activities of daily living. Clients are typically wiser and more resilient than they give themselves credit for and my role is to help clients realize the strength that they have to resolve obstacles in their way and improve their lives.
I look to work with clients in an interactive style of therapy where the client is the expert in their care and the therapist's role is to assist them in reaching their objectives. A successful client/ therapist relationship will leave the client feeling heard, respected, and more confident in their daily life. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and rational-emotive therapy. The client takes the lead in therapy and I will modify my approach to meet your needs.
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Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Medi-Cal)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
WellCare
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I believe that interrelated beliefs and behaviors influence relationships, families, and every day interactions in the community. Using this model of treatment allows the client to discover incongruent thought and behavioral patterns that prevent them from reaching peace in their life and develop strategies to resolve issues and concerns effectively.
56 ratings with written reviews
July 1, 2026
Thank you so much for listening, for helping me figure out how to feel better, things I can do for myself, and for validating my experiences. I'll see you next time.
June 29, 2026
Listens to my concerns and helps me with tools.
June 24, 2026
Daniel came across as bitter and judgmental in the 3 sessions we had together. He was distracted by something on his computer every time, and he seemed perpetually annoyed to have to talk to me. I gave him the benefit of the doubt because I thought maybe he was having a bad day the first couple of times, but each meeting was worse than the last. When I sent him a polite message to let him know I was moving on, he removed me and didn’t even bother to respond. Totally confirmed my suspicions.