Alexander "Alex" Dannin
Calm-focused therapist guiding practical change
LMFT California
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Self esteem, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Alexander
Alexander "Alex" Dannin centers his work on helping people shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to regain balance and purpose.
Background and approach
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and solution-focused methods to identify the beliefs that drive difficult emotions like anger, sadness, or anxiety, then supports practical changes in thinking and action. Alex frames emotions as neutral signals that point toward areas out of alignment, and he collaborates with clients to translate those signals into concrete steps toward wellbeing.
With a decade of clinical experience as an LMFT practicing in California, Alex brings a background that blends therapeutic training with prior work in corporate IT and finance. He adapts interventions to each person rather than applying a single model, and he sometimes incorporates Human Design principles to offer additional perspectives on strengths and life patterns.
His approach emphasizes restoring a sense of worth, capability, and peace by addressing beliefs, behaviors, and everyday routines that interfere with feeling aligned and resilient.
Practical approaches for online therapeutic change
Alexander "Alex" Dannin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and shift the thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress; CBT focuses on practical skill building and testing new ways of responding. He also draws on client-centered therapy, offering empathic listening and validation to help people feel heard and to uncover goals that matter to them. Solution-focused therapy appears in his work as a way to set concrete, short-term objectives and identify small, achievable steps toward preferred outcomes.Finding the right approach is collaborative rather than predetermined. He works with each person to weigh methods against their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and he adjusts techniques over time so the plan stays relevant and useful for the client's changing needs.
Online sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which allows flexibility for busy schedules, travel, or limited mobility. These formats make it possible to continue steady progress from different locations and to choose the interaction style that best supports reflection, practice, and ongoing coaching.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English