Daniel Edwards (he/him)

I have provided therapy for clients addicted to alcohol, porn, shopping, sex, vaping, social media, gambling, and other less common addictions. Whether your goals are abstinence or harm reduction I will guide you through a therapeutic approach to addiction. This is not just a cold turkey approach. I acknowledge that addiction is more than a battle of willpower, I will uncover the root causes- is there something you are trying to escape? Is there trauma or pain beneath the surface?

After being the Mental Health Team Leader at the Veteran Affairs in Hawaii and a community-based Therapist in Chicago, I have a wide range of experience in trauma treatment. I am a Certified Expert, and Trainer, in Cognitive Processing Therapy an extremely effective, evidence-based therapy for trauma. I will steer you away from the context of your trauma that leave you stuck, and more toward examining and balancing your thoughts around the trauma to finally recover from the trauma cycle.

As a Certified Anxiety Therapist I can tell you anxiety is highly treatable, and treatment is life-changing. Treatment unlocks a braver, more relaxed version of yourself. I use science-backed interventions, including the “Gold Standard” treatment for anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Managing your anxiety is critical in order to live up to your fullest potential, and together we can get you there.

Most mental health conditions are caused by the brain, which produces all sorts of THOUGHTS- fear, anxiety, negativity, falsifications, etc. These thoughts then make us FEEL a certain way, and then we BEHAVE based off of how we think and feel. For example, if you have negative THOUGHTS about yourself, you may FEEL a lack of confidence, and then you BEHAVE accordingly- cancel social outings you have already committed to, disappointing yourself and others.

After many trainings, and 5 years of experience using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy I am an expert in DBT. DBT is a therapy I use to treat people with intense emotions. I use DBT to treat many different mental health conditions, including borderline personality disorder as it is the gold standard. DBT treatment will help you cope with stress, manage your emotions, improve relationships, and live more mindfully.

I am a certified Expert in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which is the gold standard treatment for OCD. In a nutshell, we will delicately work together to confront the thoughts, objects, or situations that provoke obsession, and ultimately cause the compulsive behavior . Safe, cautious confrontation of the obsession begins to retrain the brain that the object or scenario of obsession is not something to be feared, and a subsequent compulsion is not necessary.