Daniel Klinkert, LCSW, LICSW

Daniel Klinkert is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on personal experience as a trauma survivor and a recovering addict. He uses a straightforward, client-centered approach to help people cope with depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, addiction, and trauma. He emphasizes building a strong working relationship and focusing on each person's strengths.

Daniel has 20 years in the mental health field, including 18 years as a fully licensed therapist. He reports providing over 10,000 hours of individual and group therapy and has run a professional training company. He has also taken part in research on psychosocial rehabilitation models.

Therapy sessions with Daniel tend to be practical and individualized. He mixes client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match what each person needs. In sessions he helps people identify patterns, practice new skills, and set manageable goals.

He works with a broad range of concerns including stress, addictions, grief, intimacy-related challenges, parenting strain, and career or life transitions. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, chronic illness and pain, communication and control problems, and domestic violence recovery.

People choosing Daniel can expect a collaborative process that leans on real-world strategies and personal strengths. He aims to help clients navigate change and build skills they can use outside of sessions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and guides sessions around their priorities and strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Daniel will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. Together they’ll try strategies, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into a busy week, makes it easier to connect from different locations, or allows shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can also support ongoing skill practice between meetings, such as guided mindfulness exercises or CBT homework, and can make it simpler to maintain continuity during life transitions.