Daniel Silverstein

Daniel Silverstein is a New York LMHC with nine years of clinical experience. He helps people who feel stuck by addressing stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression. He speaks English and works with adults who want clearer direction or steadier day-to-day coping.

Daniel uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that can reduce overwhelm and improve routine functioning. He keeps things relaxed and direct, encouraging honest talk about thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

His approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered methods. That means attention to current patterns, experimenting with new behavioral choices, and reflecting on personal values to guide decisions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in his work to help with focus and commitment to change.

People meet with him to sort through relationship tensions, parenting strain, life transitions, and issues like body image or substance concerns. He also addresses less often named problems such as abandonment or attachment difficulties, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, and blended family challenges.

Sessions aim to be practical rather than abstract. Daniel describes himself as calm and nonjudgmental and says he treats clients as equals. To begin, people use the site's matching steps to schedule an initial session and see if his style fits their needs.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and take action that matches their values. Online sessions using ACT often focus on small experiments and choices people can try between meetings to see what fits their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests practical changes to reduce distress. In virtual sessions CBT techniques can include homework, behavior tracking, and reviewing what did or did not work during the week.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and everyday challenges to decide whether ACT, CBT, client-centered conversation, or a blend suits you best. That decision happens together and can shift as needs change.

Confirm the current session formats before booking to know how appointments are run. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats need less bandwidth or do not require being on camera, which can help make sessions more practical for work-day breaks or quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and tracking to work well in virtual settings without promising specific outcomes.