About Daniel
Daniel Laluna is a licensed psychologist in Illinois with 13 years of clinical experience. He sees people across the lifespan and focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, and ADHD. He aims to make sessions direct and understandable so parents can quickly see what support looks like.
He works from approaches that are evidence-based and tailored to each person’s needs. He pays close attention to attachment and relationships and how those patterns affect behavior and feelings.
Background and approach
That focus often guides practical work on anxiety, sleep, and self-worth. His background includes a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Doctor of Psychology with a concentration in child and adolescent mental health from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Those years of training and clinical work inform how he plans treatment and sets goals with clients. In sessions he mixes talking, activities, and expressive tools when helpful. For younger clients, this can include play-based tasks.
For teens and adults, it may include skills practice and insight-focused discussion. The aim is to match methods to what each person needs right now. He provides services by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging and works with people located in Illinois.
Sessions are scheduled to fit family routines and daily life. Parents who are worried about phobias, anxiety, or sleep problems will find a straightforward, experienced clinician to guide next steps.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy
Daniel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are matched to each person. One common approach focuses on addressing anxious thoughts and avoidance by practicing skills and gradual exposure; this helps people reduce fear and build confidence in everyday situations. Another commonly used method emphasizes attachment and relationship patterns, looking at how early bonds affect current behavior and emotional responses and then practicing new ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try a few methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Goals and preferences shape the plan so work is practical and focused on what matters to the client and family.
Online therapy here is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets the therapist observe nonverbal cues and work through skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing tracking between fuller sessions. These options help people fit therapy into school, work, and family life while keeping the focus on progress and usable tools.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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