Dan is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addictions Counselor who provides compassionate, practical support for first responders facing mental health issues like anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma, stress, and life transitions. His trauma-informed, recovery-aware approach helps clients build resilience, develop effective coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.

Dan’s approach is warm, accessible, and relationship-focused. He uses secure, ethical platforms to make care easier to access while maintaining high clinical standards. Grounded in trauma-informed and recovery-oriented principles, Dan creates a supportive space where clients feel safe, heard, and empowered in their healing journey.

He focuses on adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and other mental health challenges, especially those who choose to respond to other people in their time of greatest need. As a former responder himself, he understands the stigma that questions how heroes can sometimes struggle.

Dans communication style is clear, thoughtful, and collaborative. He values honesty and directness, while also creating space for empathy and understanding. Clients often appreciate that Dan is straightforward yet compassionate while focused on practical solutions, meaningful insight, and steady support throughout the therapeutic process.

Dan helps first responders reach their goals by combining insight with practical action. Together, you clarify what meaningful change looks like and break it into manageable, realistic steps. Dealing with other people's emergencies takes a toll on our own mental health, but you don't have to carry this alone. Reach out for a conversation. There are in-person and telehealth options available.