About Daniel:
Professional Background
Education and Training
Awards
Clinical Experience
I am a licensed psychotherapist and certified psychoanalyst with over 20 years’ experience. I’ve helped many people navigate their struggles to find freedom and vitality through deeper self-knowledge and creative perspective. I’m pleased to work with adults of all identities and backgrounds in individual and couples psychotherapy.
My orientation is psychodynamic, so our work will entail a close and collaborative relationship and a deep exploration of your inner experience.
Every therapeutic relationship is unique and so every treatment is unique. As our work develops, I often integrate other techniques as we see that they work for you. Take a look at my “Approach to Therapy” page to learn more.
Advanced Education and Training
- Ph.D. Psychological Studies, Culture, and Religions. (8 years) University of Chicago.
- Analytic Training Program of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. (4 years) New York City. Certification.
- Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Modern Perspectives in Psychotherapy program. (4 years) Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Washington D.C. Certification.
- EMDR training, National Institute for the Psychotherapies, New York.
- M.S.W. University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration in Clinical Social Work.
Awards
- University of Chicago, DDH Graduate Full Fellowship
- Fulbright-Hays Research Fellowship
- University of Chicago, Social Service Administration E.B. Wheeler Scholarship for Clinical Social Work.
- Wenner-Gren Foundation, Research Fellowship.
Clinical Experience
- Private Psychotherapeutic Practice with Adults, Adolescents, and Couples. Practice locations in Annapolis MD, Washington DC, Bethesda MD, Lexington Park & Solomons, MD.
- Family and Individual Therapy, Crisis Intervention Outreach Team at Family Services of Oak Park & River Forest, IL.
- Psychiatric Emergency Assessment and Admissions, West Suburban Hospital Emergency Unit, Oak Park, IL.
- Individual and Family Therapy with South Asian and Middle Eastern clients, Translation from Hindi and Urdu. Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services, Wood Dale, IL.
- Individual Psychotherapy at Lutheran General Hospital, Parkside Il.
- Adolescent and Family Counselor, Residential Treatment Center Survival House, Denton TX.
- Internship at The Neuropsychiatric Institute, Fargo ND.
Membership and Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
- Kakar Center for Psychoanalysis and Culture, Advisory Board
- EMDR International Association
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
About the Artwork on this Site
From Daniel
I feature the artworks of Duy Huynh on my site because of the experiences they create. Duy’s beautiful and gently surrealistic images evoke the kinds of imaginative and dreamlike modes of perception that are essential to personal transformation. They are infused with mystery and spirit, inviting us more deeply into our experience. My thanks to him for his inspiration and permission to use his work here. Click on the paintings for titles and enlarged images. Check out his website for more.
From Duy Huyhn, the Artist
Images that often re-ocurr in my paintings, such as moths/butterflies, boats, trains, musical instruments, flowers, trees, umbrellas, etc. have become a personal vocabulary used in deliberate combinations to hopefully evoke introspection and a sense of wonderment. . . At the core of my work is a search for balance and continuity, usually between two or more mysteries. The characters I create often float (literally) somewhere between science and spirituality, memory and mythology, structure and spontaneity, ephemeral and eternal, humorous and profound, connectivity and non-attachment. The intent isn’t to provide enlightenment, but to celebrate the quest itself.
