Daniel Schroeder, LMHC

Daniel Schroeder is a Washington LMHC with 12 years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, substance and behavioral addictions, and parenting strain. He also addresses grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and self-esteem struggles.

He combines straightforward talking, behavioral tools, and emotion-focused listening. Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause repeated conflict or distress. He uses practical exercises from cognitive behavioral approaches alongside mindfulness practices to help people manage thoughts and reactions.

Daniel emphasizes clear, respectful conversation about what is happening at home. He helps people talk through communication problems, commitment and control issues, blended family stress, and fatherhood concerns. He also works with issues like body image, codependency, and eating or sleeping problems when those affect daily life.

His approach draws on client-centered principles and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to pay attention to feelings in the moment. The Gottman Method informs work on relationship skills and communication. Motivational Interviewing is used when substance use or readiness to change are central topics.

Sessions move at a practical pace. Daniel helps set small, specific goals and practices to try between meetings. People leave with concrete ideas to test at home, at work, or with their children.

To begin, he asks about the current problem, recent attempts to solve it, and what a better month would look like. That information shapes a focused plan and the first steps toward change.

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