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Daniel Leone

Thoughtful, skills-based therapy for life transitions

LMFT California

Experience
7 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English, Portuguese
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About Daniel

Daniel Leone is a licensed marriage and family therapist who draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a central tool to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills.

Background and approach

He combines structured techniques with a collaborative stance, emphasizing clients' existing strengths and personal expertise in their own lives. With seven years of clinical experience, he works with people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, family conflicts, self-esteem concerns, and major life transitions.

His practice also attends to deeper relational themes such as attachment wounds, abandonment, blended family dynamics, and family-of-origin issues, while addressing challenges like codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, and impulsivity. Daniel integrates client-centered principles to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space and draws from existential perspectives to explore meaning when clients face emptiness or difficult choices.

He is licensed in California as an LMFT and offers services in both English and Portuguese for a diverse range of clients.

Therapeutic Approaches Online and How They Help

Daniel blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based and Client-Centered perspectives to address both thinking patterns and relational experience. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and help people develop clear strategies for coping with stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based work explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can be useful for addressing abandonment, communication problems, and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and creating a respectful therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard while they explore goals and values.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to clarify presenting concerns, personal goals, and preferences, and then adapt techniques from these approaches to fit what feels most helpful. This shared planning allows treatment to be tailored and adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, and travel. These formats let clients access licensed professionals from California and beyond, maintain continuity of care when routines change, and choose the way of communicating that best supports their process.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Daniel works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, self-esteem issues, and coping with life changes, along with related topics like attachment, abandonment, and communication difficulties.
What is Daniel's general therapeutic style?
He uses a collaborative, client-centered approach combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other methods to help clients develop practical skills and explore deeper relational patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Daniel has seven years of professional experience supporting people through a range of emotional and interpersonal challenges.
Where is Daniel licensed to practice?
He is licensed in California as an LMFT with license number CA LMFT 139091 and provides services from that location.
Does he work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and he does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Portuguese