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Daniel "Dan" Bjierke

Experienced LMFT focused on strengths and practical growth

LMFT California

Experience
32 years in practice
Focus areas
LGBT, Relationship, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Daniel

Daniel "Dan" Bjierke offers a welcoming, strengths-based approach for people navigating relationship challenges, grief, self-esteem struggles, and LGBTQ concerns. He centers the client's own expertise about their life while helping them build motivation and confidence to pursue meaningful change.

Background and approach

With a focus on practical steps and personal strengths, Dan supports clients as they work toward clearer values and greater emotional resilience. Dan brings 32 years of professional experience as a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT).

He integrates client-centered listening with goal-oriented strategies to address issues such as body image, workplace stress, fatherhood concerns, end-of-life and hospice matters, and questions about sexuality and non-monogamous relationships. His practice also attends to caregiver stress, cancer-related challenges, HIV/AIDS, seasonal mood changes, and questions of life purpose.

Clients can expect an empowering, collaborative partnership aimed at helping them move from feeling stuck to acting on what matters most.

Practical Approaches for Online Growth

Daniel balances structured cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and solution-focused ways of working to support online therapy clients. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors, which can be useful for self-esteem, SAD, workplace stress, and relationship worries. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and unconditional regard, creating space for clients to explore values, grief, identity, and life purpose at their own pace. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting clear, achievable goals and finding small steps that lead to measurable change, often helping clients gain momentum when motivation feels low.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and may blend elements from these approaches over time. This partnership helps tailor sessions to what is most helpful for the client.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain regular contact, try new strategies between sessions, and fit therapy into busy lives while preserving continuity of care with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include LGBT issues, relationship challenges, grief and loss, self-esteem, and coaching for motivation and confidence. Additional attention is given to topics like body image, caregiving stress, cancer-related concerns, and workplace issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
The practice combines client-centered listening with solution-focused strategies and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify goals, test new behaviors, and reframe unhelpful thoughts. Sessions emphasize collaboration and practical steps toward change.
What is the therapist's professional background?
The therapist has 32 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages. That background informs a flexible approach combining evidence-informed methods with attention to each client’s strengths.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
Daniel "Dan" Bjierke holds a California LMFT license, listed as CA LMFT 28301, and practices from California.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered for therapy?
Clients can work with the therapist through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and preferences.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoaching

Additional focus areas

Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsFatherhood issuesHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualityWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

32+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English