Dr. Daniel Ringhoff, LCSW

Dr. Daniel Ringhoff is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for people facing depression, anxiety, addiction, parenting strain, relationship difficulties, grief, and stress. He speaks plainly and aims to be warm and non-judgmental so people can talk openly about what’s hardest for them.

He listens first, then helps set goals that matter to the person in the room. Sessions mix mindfulness, cognitive tools, and a client-centered stance that treats people as the experts on their lives. He also draws on attachment ideas to look at how past relationships shape present patterns.

His style is interactive and direct. He offers guidance, challenges unhelpful thinking, and practices skills people can use between sessions. He helps with immediate coping and longer-term change such as improving communication, managing intense emotions, or reducing substance use.

Dr. Ringhoff has worked with many kinds of problems over his career, including trauma, abuse, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, sleep trouble, and workplace or legal stress. He aims to tailor care to each person’s situation and goals rather than using one fixed plan.

If someone is ready to make changes, he supports them through that process with respect and compassion. He encourages people to identify small steps they can take and builds on progress over time.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice their thoughts without getting pushed around by them and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with behavioral experiments and skills practice to reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, and it can help with intimacy-related struggles and some relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as different issues come up or progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm which options are offered before booking. In general, online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, making it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, and allowing people to join from locations with quieter surroundings or less commute. Licensed professionals can use the same therapies online as in person, adapting exercises and skills practice to the session format so work between meetings still moves forward.