Daniel Weil

My communication style

I try to be calm and validating, funny (when appropriate) and focused. I studied drama therapy, which is where many of my techniques come from. You don't need to perform or have a creative background. The goal is to be present and explore yourself and your goals from different angles and points of view.

My journey to mental healthcare

I've spent decades writing and being involved in theater, as well as worked in schools. As I learned more about drama therapy and saw it being used with children with Autism and other neurodivergence, I was drawn to the different ways of communicating and exploring emotions. Talking and listening is valuable but only part of the process.

My goals for you

Goals are built collaboratively with clients based on what they bring in and what I notice as the sessions progress. I try to balance a client's time to vent with more structure to keep us on track and moving forward. We will do talk therapy as well as embodiment and activities to explore their issue fro different angles.

Our first session

We will spend some time getting to know each other, and I'll let the client talk about what's going on in their life and what they want to work on. I'll tell them more about drama therapy exercises and how they can be beneficial, and we may even try out a few simple ones.

I identify as...

• Male
• Caucasian or White