About Daniel
Daniel Neil is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, and major life changes. He writes and talks in a calm, straightforward way so worried parents can quickly see what to expect. He works from New York and offers sessions in English.
With nine years of clinical experience, Daniel focuses on practical tools that make daily life easier. He blends cognitive behavioral strategies with mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different responses.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative - the person sets goals and Daniel offers exercises and reflections to try between meetings. His approach looks at emotional, mental, physical, and social well-being together. That means talking about habits, sleep, routines, relationships, and how these parts affect each other.
He tailors every session to the individual's situation rather than using the same plan for everyone. The first meeting is an introduction to get clear on concerns, strengths, and hopes. Daniel aims to create a welcoming, respectful space where people can talk honestly and start small changes.
Many clients leave the first session with concrete next steps and a sense of direction. Daniel provides online therapy through video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Appointments are scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a session based on availability.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Daniel often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot thoughts that keep them stuck and try different behaviors to change outcomes. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress because it focuses on practical steps and observable changes.He also incorporates mindfulness-based exercises that teach attention and grounding skills. These methods aim to reduce reactivity to stressful thoughts and help people build calmer routines and better coping during difficult moments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Daniel works with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods over time so the plan fits needs and preferences rather than being fixed from the start.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more interaction is helpful, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat supports shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines while maintaining consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English