“As a licensed Clinical Psychologist, I have known and worked with Daniel for over 10 years. He is a kind, warm, smart, thoughtful, and extremely skilled clinician. He listens carefully and empathically and offers truly helpful and supportive insights. Daniel is a real collaborator and willing to stick with his clients and work together as a team to find the path that works best for them. While Daniel's clinical skills are an excellent fit for a wide range of clients, he has a particular gift in his ability to connect with adolescents and young adults. And Daniel loves to run! He has been an avid runner for at least as long as I have known him and is always able to offer encouragement and helpful ideas when it comes to all things running related. Having an opportunity to run and talk things through with Daniel would be well worth the effort!”
“As a former supervisor of mine, Daniel showed so much dedication, humor and unflappable calm! He is a wonderful example of cultural humility and has so much respect for each individual's journey… he especially impressed me with the care he took in not imposing his own agenda on clients. Daniel was a role model for working with such a diverse population, and modeled good boundaries… something I have seen too often lacking in therapists.”
“Daniel is an exceptional mentor. As a first-generation grad student, having someone like Daniel help advise, counsel, and support me in the social work field has been absolutely invaluable. Having been supervised by him, I can personally attest to his ability to cultivate a safe and trauma-informed environment that welcomes a wide variety of individuals and families from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diverse backgrounds by providing case management, supportive counseling, family planning, and psychoeducation. Moreover, his empathetic and non-judgmental approach of 'meeting the person where they are at' has been integral in my learning process and has modelled how I support the clients and staff I work with. He is the one who encouraged me to apply to the social work master's program at Columbia University where I am currently getting my Master of Social Work degree. I am incredibly grateful for the knowledge he shared, and for the care and attention he gave to the people around him. He is truly a gem worth getting to know.”
“Daniel was a supervisor of mine while I was getting my social work degree, and I cannot stress enough how much I appreciated our work together! He was endlessly supportive, present, caring, and attentive to my needs — both professional and personal. He brought a lightheartedness into our sessions that diffused my stress, while maintaining commitment to getting to the root of the issues at hand. I appreciated his willingness to break the mold — some of our best conversations happened during strolls through the park — and I learned so much from his clinical expertise overall. Highly recommend!”