About Daniel
Daniel Laluna is a licensed psychologist practicing in Illinois. He has 13 years of experience and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and attention challenges such as ADHD. He aims for straightforward, practical sessions that focus on what matters to each person.
He focuses on attachment and relationships as a foundation for change. That means looking at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior.
How Daniel works
He mixes conversational therapy with creative methods when they fit the client's needs. Daniel trained at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned a Doctor of Psychology, PsyD, with a concentration in child and adolescent mental health from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He holds the credential IL Psychologist 071009488.
In sessions he often uses play and expressive arts tools when those methods help people put feelings into words. He also uses insight-oriented work to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck. The goal is to apply techniques that match each person's situation and goals.
Therapy is tailored to individual needs and paced to what the person can handle. Daniel explains ideas plainly and helps set small steps toward clearer sleep, calmer days, and stronger self-worth.
What Daniel works with
The areas below are the ones Daniel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | IL Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online care and everyday life
Daniel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the person's needs. One common approach he uses examines attachment and relationship patterns to understand why certain emotions and reactions keep coming up. This helps when anxiety, grief, or self-esteem problems are tied to important relationships. Another approach combines insight-oriented work and creative methods like expressive arts to help people name feelings and notice patterns. These methods can make difficult feelings easier to talk about and change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Daniel will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. He checks in and adjusts plans so therapy stays practical and focused on real-life progress.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, quick coping ideas, or when writing feels more comfortable than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
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