About Daniel
Daniel Sigel is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of practice experience. He works with people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and depression. He approaches clients with respect and warmth and encourages them to build on their existing strengths.
He describes his style as interactive and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on what matters to each person and on small, practical steps that can ease daily strain.
How Daniel works
He believes clients know their own story and partners with them to move toward the life they want. Daniel combines several approaches to match each person’s needs, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and solution-focused strategies. He pays attention to trauma-sensitive practices and to patterns that keep people stuck, aiming to reduce those cycles over time.
Sessions often include skill-building, reflection on unhelpful thoughts, and short-term goal setting. He also brings motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the client’s situation. The goal is steady progress through clear, achievable tasks rather than one-size-fits-all methods.
People who choose him should expect a direct but compassionate process. He helps identify repeating problems and creates a plan to address them. His work is practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on clients’ strengths and on measurable change over time.
Daniel lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Avoidant personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Daniel uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person’s experience and priorities, creating space for them to set the pace and topics for sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and teach concrete skills to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. He also uses motivational interviewing to help people find internal reasons and readiness to make changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client’s goals, needs, and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted over time if something isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video works well when you want face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat or messaging may suit shorter check-ins or moments when typing feels easier than talking. These formats help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep steady progress regardless of location.
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