About Daniel
Daniel Silverstein is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression. He writes and speaks plainly in sessions and aims to make conversations feel approachable and direct for people who are worried or overwhelmed. He uses a calm, steady presence to help people talk through what matters.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Daniel listens first, then helps identify small, useful steps that fit day-to-day life.
Background and approach
His approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns of thought and behavior. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Mindfulness practices are woven in to support staying present when emotions feel large.
With nine years of experience, Daniel brings steady clinical practice to a range of concerns including communication problems, commitment issues, coping after separation, and substance-related difficulties. He also addresses body image, chronic illness or pain, attachment concerns, and blended family strains. Sessions are offered in English and are based in New York.
Daniel aims to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can try new ways of coping and make realistic changes. He prefers a relaxed tone and focuses on what can be done next, not on blame.
Practical approaches for online sessions and daily life
Daniel frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when hard thoughts or feelings are present. He pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors that change how people feel over time.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Daniel treats it as a collaboration - he listens to a person's goals and preferences, then suggests which methods to try first. Together they review what’s working and adjust the plan as needed so the therapy fits everyday life.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send quick updates, ask questions between sessions, or use a format that feels easier than speaking aloud. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care while juggling work, family, and other responsibilities.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English