Daniel Bierma

Daniel Bierma is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He offers a calm, accepting presence and listens first to understand what brought someone to therapy. He emphasizes practical steps people can try between sessions to make small, steady changes.

With seven years of clinical experience and a long history working with children and community organizations, he draws on a wide base of real-world experience. He has worked in schools, hospice care, foster care, child protective services, and religious organizations, and has supported parents, caregivers, school staff, and organizational leaders through change.

Daniel uses approaches that focus on attachment, trauma, and the client’s own goals. He listens for patterns in relationships and behavior, helps people name what they are feeling, and works collaboratively to set achievable goals. He aims to keep sessions straightforward and goal-oriented while honoring each person’s pace.

Sessions address issues such as self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns, sleeping problems, anger, ADHD, and coaching for life and career transitions. He also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care matters, abandonment, dissociation, and co-occurring challenges.

People who choose to work with Daniel can expect a respectful, down-to-earth approach that focuses on practical steps and clearer next moves. He invites people ready to take a step toward change to begin with a short matching process and schedule a session.

How his approaches shape online therapy

Daniel blends Trauma-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered work to help people untangle painful experiences and relationship patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding how past traumatic events affect current feelings and behavior and helps people build tools to manage strong reactions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape expectations in relationships and helps people develop more secure ways of relating.

He treats finding the right approach as a team effort. During early sessions he learns about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then suggests approaches to try. Clients and he adjust the plan together if something does not feel like a good fit.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not listed here. Many people find online work easier to fit into a busy week, reduces travel time, and can make brief check-ins or ongoing weekly sessions simpler to arrange. Online conversations also let the therapist use worksheets, guided exercises, and focused skill-building in ways that match the client’s pace and needs.