Daniel Downey
Experienced LCSW blending CBT and mindfulness
LCSW Missouri
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Coping with life changes
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Daniel
Daniel Downey is an LCSW with 14 years of clinical experience working in Missouri.
Background and approach
He has spent over a decade supporting people through crises and the ongoing challenges of serious mental health concerns, focusing much of his practice on stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and issues related to gender identity and LGBT concerns.
His background includes work with clients facing grief, relationship difficulties, sleep problems, and self-esteem struggles, as well as a range of mood and anxiety presentations. Daniel draws on a blend of evidence-informed methods rather than a single prescriptive model.
He commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, dialectical skills, mindfulness practices, and client-centered principles to tailor care to each person’s strengths and goals. That flexible approach aims to help clients learn practical skills, reframe patterns that maintain distress, and clarify values that guide meaningful change.
Daniel practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Daniel often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and adjust unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic, and phobias by teaching practical coping skills. He also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support people in clarifying values and building psychological flexibility, a useful approach for coping with life changes, stress, and identity-related concerns. In addition, client-centered methods guide sessions toward the client's priorities by emphasizing listening, empathy, and collaboration.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to determine which mix of CBT skills, ACT strategies, mindfulness, or client-centered support best fits their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring to therapy rather than prescribing a single method up front.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access care from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, and daily life while still engaging in structured therapeutic approaches and skill practice guided by a licensed professional.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English