Daniel Perez
Practical therapy for parents and families
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Format
- Online sessions
About Daniel
Daniel Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on family and parenting concerns. He talks plainly with parents and partners about relationship strain, stress, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and he aims to make conversations clear and practical.
He works with adults facing anxiety, grief, anger, depression, and issues around intimacy and communication. He also supports people dealing with ADHD, trauma and abuse, and career or self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
He sees individuals, couples, and families and adapts his approach to each situation. Daniel trained in psychology and counseling in California. He completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at California State University, Fullerton.
He then earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from National University in Costa Mesa. His license is CA LMFT 130827. In practice he uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful patterns.
He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take focused action. Attachment-based ideas guide work on closeness and communication in relationships. He has led court-approved groups such as Anger Management and Substance Abuse in both English and Spanish.
That group work informs how he structures practical skills and accountability in individual and family sessions. Daniel aims to build straightforward plans parents can try between meetings.
Therapeutic approaches suited for online family and parenting work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and when life changes make choices feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and improving daily routines. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of closeness and distance in relationships and helps partners and family members change how they relate to each other.Finding the right blend of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person or family to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Over the first few sessions he will check in and adjust the plan so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people speak face to face from home. Phone sessions can be easier when schedules are tight. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins and coaching between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy family routines while keeping the focus on useful skills and clear next steps.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Next step
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