Daniel Geer, LCSW, BC-DMT

Although I am a generalist and love working with clients from all backgrounds, I am especially interested in LGBTQ issues. I enjoy working with lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender clients to help them on their path to feeling good about who they are, their bodies, and their sexuality. I am well versed in many issues that come up in LGBTQ and other relationships including: 

• Open relationship agreements 
• Polyamory 
• Kink/fetish
• Sexual dysfunction or 
• Differences in sexual needs and responses. 

DMT is defined by the American Dance Therapy Association as “the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a tool to further the integration of body and mind”. I use dance and movement in therapy as appropriate as an additional avenue for self-exploration, self-awareness and healing. I welcome clients who may want or need to get out of their chair and move during therapy.

I consider the Trans community as part of my community and have worked directly with trans identified people since 2004. I worked for two and a half years in the Multi-Specialty Transitions Department at Kaiser, a clinic dedicated to consultation and support for those seeking gender affirming services. I welcome trans and gender non-conforming people into my practice. 

Spanish is a second language for me and I have dedicated years of experience working with and advocating for appropriate mental health resources for the Latino Community. My time living in  in Colombia and Latin America during college and extensive travel since has given me some sense of what it is like to feel different and struggle to navigate in a new country/culture.  I take a humble approach to working with clients from different cultures/backgrounds recognizing that everyone's experience is unique and different.

I have worked with people of all genders and relationship status about their sexuality, needs, and problems that may arise, including sexual function issues and problematic sexual behaviors. My approach is sex positive and works to decrease shame, increase sexual health, and normalize the wide range of sexual possibilities.

I believe that good couples therapy can make a big difference in the health and happiness people experience in their relationships. I primarily use a combination of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman Techniques. I am experienced and comfortable helping couples navigate open or polyamorous relationships and welcome couples of all genders and sexual orientations.