About Daniel
Daniel Klinkert is a licensed social worker who focuses on clear, down-to-earth support for people facing stress and anxiety. He brings 20 years of clinical experience and a practical, client-centered approach to each session. Daniel uses straightforward conversation to help people name problems and try small, doable changes.
He draws on lived experience as a trauma survivor and someone in long-term recovery from addiction. That background informs how he talks about depression, trauma, and substance use.
Background and approach
Daniel has provided thousands of hours of individual and group work and has experience running trainings and researching psychosocial rehabilitation. Sessions center on the person in front of him. He listens first, then works together with each person to set clear goals.
Treatment often blends client-centered methods with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Daniel helps people facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, sleep problems, or career and parenting stress. He also supports people dealing with bipolar mood patterns, addiction, and compassion fatigue.
His style is practical and collaborative - he helps people use their strengths to manage life changes and painful memories. People who reach out can expect direct talk, paced skill-building, and attention to daily routines. Daniel aims to make therapy understandable and useful, so people can try things between sessions and notice real shifts over time.
Approach and online options for anxiety and recovery
Daniel draws heavily on client-centered therapy, which focuses on understanding each person's goals and building a trusting working relationship. That approach helps people feel heard and involved in planning steps that fit their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood shifts.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Daniel will collaborate with the person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what is helpful and what feels workable in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well when face-to-face interaction aids connection. Phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging are handy for brief reflections, homework, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Oregon, Washington
- Languages
- English
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