Daniel Barker

Many people come to therapy seeking relief from deep personal pain or a persistent sense of disconnection. Some feel overwhelmed by acute struggles, while others live with a constant, underlying anxiety that creates distance from themselves or from the people they care about. Daniel works with adults and couples who are looking to better understand these experiences and reconnect with themselves, their relationships, and the world around them.

Daniel believes that meaningful change begins within a caring, collaborative therapeutic relationship. Even when therapy focuses on specific skills or symptom relief, his work consistently attends to the ways emotions connect to relationships, the body, and a person’s broader life context. Therapy is approached as a space for both insight and integration—supporting clients in moving toward relief, connection, and purpose.

Daniel works with concerns including anxiety, grief, trauma and PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, identity questions, mood disorders, and relational challenges. His approach is individualized and integrative, drawing from EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and psychodynamic therapy to meet each client’s unique needs.

While Daniel has experience working across the lifespan, his current focus is on adults and couples, helping clients understand themselves more fully within the context of their relationships. His goal is for clients to leave therapy with renewed access to parts of themselves they may have felt disconnected from—and with greater capacity for fulfillment and meaningful connection.

Daniel offers in-person therapy at our Lakeside and Powhatan offices, and also provides telehealth sessions when appropriate. He is a Resident in Counseling, practicing under the supervision of Amy Reamer, LMFT, and Missy McKissick, LPC. His work is supported through ongoing supervision and consultation to ensure ethical, thoughtful, and high-quality care.

Interested in working together?

Daniel offers in-person therapy for adults and couples at our Lakeside and Powhatan offices, with telehealth also available. You can request services to explore whether he may be a good fit for your needs.