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Daniel Twyman

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Daniel Twyman, LICSW, LCSW

New Jersey

LICSW LCSW - Relationship and parenting support

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About

  • Attachment-based work
  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness skills

About Daniel

Daniel Twyman is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing with 12 years of experience. He works with adults on relationship strain, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and other life changes. Daniel also helps people navigating career challenges, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and issues around intimacy and trust.

His sessions focus on clear conversation and practical steps. He uses straightforward techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns, test new behaviors, and manage intense feelings. Expect a calm, interactive style that centers respect and direct problem-solving.

Daniel draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. He uses cognitive behavioral strategies to spot and change thinking patterns that worsen stress and mood. Dialectical behavior skills and mindfulness tools are offered to help with emotional regulation and staying present during hard moments.

He also applies motivational interviewing when clients want help clarifying goals and making changes at their own pace. Narrative approaches are used to reframe difficult personal stories when that helps clients see options they might have missed. These methods are blended to fit the issues the person brings to sessions.

Daniel worked across clinical and coaching roles in New Jersey and Pennsylvania settings. He aims to help adults carry practical coping skills into daily life, whether that means handling a tense family dinner, setting boundaries at work, or finding steadier mood management routines.

How sessions work

How his approaches translate to online work

Daniel often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current reactions. In online sessions this can mean talking through patterns that show up around partners or parents and practicing new responses. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors; online meetings work well for setting concrete homework and reviewing how it went.

He also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness to help with emotional regulation. DBT-style skills teach clear steps for managing intense feelings and mindfulness offers simple exercises to anchor attention. These approaches are useful for anxiety, mood swings, stress, and reacting to difficult family interactions.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit a person's goals, preferences, and daily routine. Sessions can shift focus over time as needs change, for example moving from symptom relief to skills practice or from problem solving to clarifying values.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use audio-only or lower-bandwidth options if that suits their situation. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to whatever session style is arranged.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of relationship or family concerns does he address?

He works with adults on relationship strain, blended family issues, divorce and separation concerns, and parenting stress. The focus is on individual coping and problem solving rather than family or couples sessions.

How would you describe his therapeutic approach?

He blends attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That mix is used to help people change thinking patterns, manage emotions, and set achievable goals.

What experience does he bring to these issues?

He has 12 years of experience working as a counselor and life coach in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. That work has included clients with trauma, abuse histories, mood concerns, and parenting challenges.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He holds MA LICSW and is a PA LCSW and practices from New Jersey. Those credentials indicate his clinical social work licensure as provided in his profile.

Does he work in languages other than English or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. He does accept international clients according to his profile.

What session formats does he offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing details should be confirmed during intake.

How do I begin a first session?

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