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Daniel Bierma, LMSW

Compassionate, practical counseling for families

7 years in practice · based in Michigan · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Daniel

Daniel Bierma, LMSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting strains, relationship problems, grief, and issues related to trauma and addiction. He also supports clients dealing with sleep troubles, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and challenges around intimacy and family dynamics. He works from Michigan and speaks English.

He brings long experience with children, schools, churches, foster care, and hospice work into his counseling. That background informs how he listens and responds to family and caregiving concerns.

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Background and approach

He values a direct, accepting style and aims to help each person find practical next steps toward their goals. In sessions he focuses on listening first, then helping people notice what’s getting in the way. He uses approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused methods, and existential perspectives.

Those approaches are used to help people understand patterns, manage difficult feelings, and try new behaviors. He often helps with parenting challenges, adoption and foster care issues, attachment and communication problems, and blended family concerns. He has experience with community roles like pastors and school staff, and with systems such as foster care and child protective services.

Daniel aims to make therapy practical and goal-oriented. He encourages people to name what they want to change, then works with them to test new ways of coping and relating. If someone wants support to move in a different direction, he offers steady attention and guidance toward clearer choices.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships and early bonds influence current behavior and reactions. It helps people notice patterns in close relationships and practice different ways of connecting and responding. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, helping people lead the conversation about what matters and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together and offers practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and actions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will collaborate with each person to see which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That can mean mixing elements from attachment work, client-centered listening, and CBT to match what the individual wants to tackle.

Confirm the current session options before booking since session formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing sessions during lunch breaks or between commitments. They also let people choose quieter times, use shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid video when bandwidth is limited. Talk with the therapist about how to structure sessions so they work with daily routines and goals.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and family difficulties, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction-related concerns, sleep and anger problems, grief, and career or life-change challenges.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a direct, accepting approach that starts with listening. He helps people identify goals and practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.
What is his background and experience?
He has seven years as a practicing therapist and decades of prior work with children, schools, churches, hospice, and foster care systems that inform his clinical perspective.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He holds an MI LMSW and provides services from Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work together with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
7 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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