- Practical skills
- Daily meditation
- Values work
About Daniel
Daniel Patten is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate depression, grief, and major life changes. He meets people where they are and treats each person as the expert on their own life. He encourages small, steady steps and often suggests a daily meditation practice to build calm and focus.
He uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods to help challenge unhelpful thoughts and build more helpful habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are part of his work, helping people clarify what matters to them and take values-based actions. Dialectical behavior ideas are used for emotion regulation and improving coping when feelings feel overwhelming.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, skill building, and short homework between sessions when useful. He often recommends a daily 15-minute Dzogchen meditation practice and explains how simple routines can reduce stress over time. He views setbacks as part of the process and works with clients to adapt plans as needed.
Daniel has worked across many settings and brings 25 years of hands-on practice to common struggles like relationship strain, caregiver stress, feelings of emptiness, and midlife transitions. He also supports people facing hospice, end-of-life issues, and the complex emotions around loss.
People who choose him often want clear tools, steady support, and a respectful approach that combines practical strategies with attention to meaning and values.
He uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods to help challenge unhelpful thoughts and build more helpful habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are part of his work, helping people clarify what matters to them and take values-based actions. Dialectical behavior ideas are used for emotion regulation and improving coping when feelings feel overwhelming.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, skill building, and short homework between sessions when useful. He often recommends a daily 15-minute Dzogchen meditation practice and explains how simple routines can reduce stress over time. He views setbacks as part of the process and works with clients to adapt plans as needed.
Daniel has worked across many settings and brings 25 years of hands-on practice to common struggles like relationship strain, caregiver stress, feelings of emptiness, and midlife transitions. He also supports people facing hospice, end-of-life issues, and the complex emotions around loss.
People who choose him often want clear tools, steady support, and a respectful approach that combines practical strategies with attention to meaning and values.
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