Dan is a Colorado Christian University graduate student actively pursuing his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He approaches all individuals with a deep understanding of the uniqueness of their experience. Dan firmly believes that to understand one’s present beliefs and struggles, you must first understand their story. With his undergraduate work in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology (MCDB), with an additional focus on cancer biology, immunology, anatomy, and physiology, Dan takes a whole-person approach with a keen understanding of the neuroscience of emotion and behavior. I enjoy working with a wide range of clients, such as trauma survivors and people struggling with loss and grief, ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and more. I use a trauma-informed approach, which shifts the focus from “what is wrong with you” to “what happened to you.” I focus on a holistic and integrated approach, utilizing evidence-based theories and techniques such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral, narrative, and neuroscience-based therapies alongside mindfulness, havening, and grounding techniques.