Hi, I’m Daniel — a queer dad, Navy veteran, licensed social worker, and now a life coach helping LGBTQ+ people navigate one of the hardest things many of us face: family rejection.

I’ve worked in mental health for over 25 years and ran my own private therapy practice for the last decade. I became a licensed independent social worker in 2014. Over the years, I’ve sat with people in their deepest pain — and I’ve lived through plenty of my own. I know what it’s like to be gay in a world that doesn’t always make space for you — growing up in conservative Ohio, surviving military life under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and finally, choosing to walk away from a family that refused to accept me.

I’ve been estranged from my biological family for more than ten years. That choice wasn’t easy — but it was necessary. And it led me to something even more powerful than acceptance: peace. Wholeness. A life I actually want to live.

Now, I help other gay and queer men who are facing those same impossible choices. If you’re struggling with a non-supportive family — whether you’re still trying to make it work or thinking about walking away — I want you to know that you’re not alone. And there is a path forward that leads to freedom, clarity, and real joy.

I bring warmth, compassion, and a casual, Bohemian sensibility to this work. I believe healing doesn’t have to look clinical — it can be creative, grounded, and deeply human.

I also recently published my first book — a memoir about my life, my trauma, and what it took to finally live authentically.

Wherever you are on your journey, I’m here to help you find yHi, I’m Daniel — a queer dad, Navy veteran, licensed social worker, and now a life coach helping LGBTQ+ people navigate one of the hardest things many of us face: family rejection.

I’ve worked in mental health for over 25 years and ran my own private therapy practice for the last decade. I became a licensed independent social worker in 2014. Over the years, I’ve sat with people in their deepest pain — and I’ve lived through plenty of my own. I know what it’s like to be gay in a world that doesn’t always make space for you — growing up in conservative Ohio, surviving military life under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and finally, choosing to walk away from a family that refused to accept me.

I’ve been estranged from my biological family for more than ten years. That choice wasn’t easy — but it was necessary. And it led me to something even more powerful than acceptance: peace. Wholeness. A life I actually want to live.

Now, I help other gay and queer men who are facing those same impossible choices. If you’re struggling with a non-supportive family — whether you’re still trying to make it work or thinking about walking away — I want you to know that you’re not alone. And there is a path forward that leads to freedom, clarity, and real joy.

Wherever you are on your journey, I’m here to help you find your way home, not to the family that hurt you, but to yourself.