I’M DANIEL BRAKE
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Board Approved Clinical Supervisor
I offer Gottman Method Couples Therapy, specializing in affair recovery and toxic conflict, as well as mindfulness-based psychotherapy for adult individuals.
Couples Counseling
Whether it’s too much conflict, a betrayal of trust, or a slowly growing disconnection, there’s something not right in your relationship. Evidence-based Couples Therapy can help you create a stronger, more vital connection, repair old hurts, and remember why you fell in love in the first place.
Individual Therapy
Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, or parenting struggles have you feeling stuck. No one has all the answers. It’s ok to to feel lost. Whether you’re identifying struggles in your life, or just seeking a better understanding of yourself, individual counseling can help you find the best path forward!
Helping You Make Better Choices
Mindfulness Classes and Group Therapy
Thoughts and feelings don’t cause problems in your life.
Your reactions to them can lead to strategies and
choices that don’t serve your longterm well being.
Mindfulness Classes and Group Therapy are
powerful tools for creating positive change.
A lifetime of love is no accident
Looking for Premarital Counseling?
Our Four Pillars of Connection program can help you create the marriage you’ve always wanted!
Lesson One: Lay Your Foundation in Friendship
Lesson Two: Build Positive Connection
Lesson Three: Communicate your Wants, Needs, Hopes & Dreams
Lesson Four: Grow Closer Through Conflict
Lesson Five: Create a Culture of We
Lesson Six: Find Strength in Adversity & Invest in a Shared Future
Don’t Wait Any Longer. Start Forging Your Own Path Today!
New Clients
We offer free phone consultations to answer any questions you might have and to make sure our services are right for you.
A Selection of Articles
Is Depression Hiding in Your Anger?
Let’s face it. Most people don’t want to be in therapy. In my practice, I see a lot of men who are there at the request (or insistence) of a loved one who got tired of their irritability, pessimism, resentment or angry outbursts. They’re told: “You need anger...
What is Relational Anger?
Most of the men who come to see me for anger management haven’t been sent by the courts. They’ve been sent by their wives and girlfriends, who are tired of being on the receiving end of flashes or torrents of anger, hostility, and contempt. Somehow, these men are...
The Art and Science of Love: The Research Behind Gottman Method Couples Therapy
I heard a story that Dr John Gottman didn’t set out at first to study marriages. He was, in fact, actively engaged in research of emotional and personality development in children in the 1970’s. So the story goes, he was getting frustrated that his experiments (with...