- Relational approach
- Trauma informed focus
- Family context aware
About Daniel
Daniel Nishina is an Oregon licensed professional counselor (LPC) with five years of practice. He focuses on helping people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or worn down by life. He also supports those coping with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, anger, low self-esteem, career challenges, and compassion fatigue.
Daniel uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques that come from both talking and body-focused work. He pays attention to thoughts and the stories people tell themselves, and to how feelings show up in the body. His approach blends cognitive and somatic ways of working so clients can notice what’s happening and try new responses.
He values the role of family, culture, and social context in someone’s life and considers those factors when planning therapy. Daniel draws on humanistic and action-oriented ideas alongside narrative approaches to help people make practical changes. In recent work he has focused more on how trauma affects everyday functioning.
Daniel spent 14 years living in Japan and has practiced aikido for more than 30 years, experiences that shape how he understands resilience and recovery. He aims to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where honest inquiry and steady attention allow change to begin in sessions and carry into daily life.
People who choose Daniel can expect a grounded, relational therapist who mixes talking, movement-aware noticing, and practical steps. Those interested in working with him should confirm the current session options before booking and follow the site’s intake steps to get started.
How evidence-based and body-aware work translate online
Daniel combines approaches that pay attention to thinking, story, and bodily experience. Cognitive-style work helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and depression. Narrative approaches look at the stories people tell about themselves and help reframe those stories to support healthier choices.Somatic-informed work invites gentle attention to how emotions show up in the body and uses simple awareness and movement to shift tension and reactivity. These practices can be useful for trauma, stress, and long-standing patterns of reactivity because they connect what someone thinks with what someone feels in the body.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to select techniques that match a person’s goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That means trying different ways of working and adjusting as progress is made.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions are more manageable around work or family life. Licensed professionals can adapt both conversational and somatic-focused interventions to remote settings when appropriate.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does this therapist address?
He helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and career strain as well as relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
The approach blends evidence-based techniques with relational, action-oriented, narrative, and somatic elements. He focuses on both thoughts and bodily awareness to help clients notice and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of professional work experience practicing as a counselor.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices from Oregon.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counselor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.