Dan Gilner(He/Him/His)

Specialties

Compassion Focused Therapy - Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) helps people facing anxiety, OCD, trauma, grief, and self-criticism build emotional resilience and self-compassion. Rooted in evolutionary psychology, attachment theory, and neuroscience, CFT teaches skills to regulate difficult emotions, activate the soothing system, and create a deep sense of inner safety, emphasizing warmth, acceptance, and the innate human capacity for healing.

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - I have specialized training in working with OCD and related anxiety disorders through several therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and Compassion Focused Therapy. These help in reducing unwanted intrusive thoughts and rituals by gradually building comfort and confidence facing difficult fears, thoughts, and emotions

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Trauma - Trauma focused therapy helps healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse. I trained for many years with a leading expert in trauma and dissociation, depersonalization, derealization, and other dissociative trauma experiences.

Loss, grief, and bereavement - Emotionally preparing for the anticipated passing of a loved one; managing feelings and reactions to a death or loss of significance; support during the process of healing and acceptance

Couples counseling - I also specialize in working with couples who are navigating unhealthy relational patterns and coping mechanisms due to OCD, anxiety disorders, and trauma. If you find these experiences getting in the way of the connected and embodied relationship you want, I am here to help. Together, we work on moving forward to meet your therapeutic goals.