Meet. Your Therapist & Life Coach

Hello & Welcome

You’re doing well on the outside, but your mind doesn’t slow down.

You may be successful in your work or studies, but internally feel on edge. Your thoughts race, you overthink, or anxiety builds in your body without warning. Panic can feel sudden and hard to control. Even when things are going well, it is difficult to fully relax. You push through, but it is exhausting.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and specialize in anxiety and panic. For over nine years, I have worked with adults who are high-functioning but overwhelmed internally and ready for real change.

Anxiety and panic follow patterns. In our work, we focus on understanding how your system responds to stress and what keeps the cycle going. Treatment is active and practical. You will learn how to regulate your nervous system, reduce overthinking, and respond differently to anxiety so it no longer runs the show.

My approach is direct, collaborative, and focused on results. I will help you build skills you can actually use in daily life, especially in high-pressure environments. This is a space where you can step out of constant mental pressure, reset, and develop a more steady way of functioning.

All sessions are held online through secure, HIPAA-compliant video platforms, offering privacy and flexibility.

I work with adults (18+) experiencing anxiety and panic and currently see clients in California and Florida.

If you are ready to feel more in control and less overwhelmed, I would be glad to work with you.

Dora Daniels, MA, LMFT #128385
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (she/her)
Northlight Individual and Family Therapy, Inc.
ddaniels@northlighttherapy.com
+1 415-569-0834 (text line)

California Board of Behavioral Health, license verification:
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/verify.html

Florida Department of Health, telehealth provider verification:
https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/

FAQs

  • The difference between our services and others is that we have a sensitivity for the need to keep your private health information confidential with regards to your employment. When you sign up for other services or use health insurance for a lower fee, you pay a hidden cost. Your therapist or provider has to share your information with insurance agencies and possibly other parties in order to get reimbursed. This compromises the therapeutic process and may expose your diagnosis and treatment to employers. With private pay, you remain in control of who has access to your private health information.

  • Therapy can help you understand the roots of your problems and how these patterns are showing up in your current situation. Life Coaching can help you hone in and reconnect to your purpose and passion and focus on your vision for your future. All you have to do is to show up with a desire to change and do something different.

  • My approach is rooted in an understanding of neurodiversity. Your work with me is client-centered, empowering, and grounding. As your therapist, I use evidence-based therapies to match your needs, such as insight-oriented psychodynamic, CBT, DBT and narrative approaches. As your Life Coach, you benefit from a holistic orientation, learning mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to assist you in exploring, envisioning, and manifesting your dreams into concrete, achievable tasks.

  • We meet through a secure video link for 50-minutes. In session, we work on increasing your coping skills, stress management, and goal exploration. This is your journey of self-discovery and growth. You get to decide what you want to work on, and we co-create your treatment plan.

  • Accepted forms of payment include: Debit, Credit Cards, and Stripe (via online patient portal).

  • My work is culturally responsive and I am able to provide services in English, Spanish, and French.

  • We begin by scheduling a free 30-minute chat to see where you’re at and what your needs are at this time. If you feel it’s a good fit, we schedule your first intake session through a secure client portal. You are sent instructions on filling out intake paperwork. We meet on the date and time that works best for you with given availability.

  • Feel free to send us an email at:
    info@northlighttherapy.com

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A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.

— Christopher K. Germer

CAMFT Member
Learn more: https://www.camft.org/