A deeper understanding of yourself.
Explore anxiety, depression, life transitions, and recurring patterns. Build a clearer understanding of what you need and what may be standing in your way.
Individual therapy
Daniel Brooks, LCSW · Psychotherapist
A space to understand.
A space to understand.
A way to move forward.
Individual and couples therapy for a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships, and the patterns that shape your life. And now servicing the Palm Desert, CA area.
In-person appointments & remote Zoom sessions
An interactive, thoughtful, human approach.
A practice across places
- Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Carnegie Hall area, Manhattan
- Palm Desert, CA
- Online via Zoom
A working relationship
Understanding the past.
Understanding the past.
Creating room for something new.
Therapy is not simply about what feels difficult. It is also about discovering what becomes possible when you understand yourself more fully.
My style is interactive and motivational. I see psychotherapy as a collaborative relationship: a place to explore familiar patterns, make sense of your experiences, and work toward the changes that matter to you.
Originally trained in classical analysis, I have continued to study and integrate different approaches throughout more than 35 years of practice. My work is most closely aligned with a relational point of view, with attention to how we connect with ourselves and with others.
More about individual therapy
Ways we can work together
Your life. Your relationships.
Your life. Your relationships.
Your next chapter.
Support that begins with your experience, your questions, and what you hope to change.
A different kind of conversation.
Make space to understand each other, explore recurring conflicts, and address the patterns that affect communication, intimacy, and connection.
Couples therapy
Room to be fully yourself.
An affirming space to explore identity, relationships, belonging, and personal growth, informed by longstanding involvement in LGBTQ+ life and community.
Let’s talk
Meet Daniel
Professional experience.
Professional experience.
A life fully lived.
I am a licensed clinical psychotherapist with offices in Brooklyn’s Park Slope, Manhattan’s Carnegie Hall area, and Palm Desert, California. My training includes certificates in couples counseling and LGBTQ+ issues.
Beyond my clinical work, I founded New Hope Celebrates and New Hope Celebrates History, organizations dedicated to LGBTQ+ life and community. I have also restored a historic farmhouse, operated the Wishing Well Bed and Breakfast, and served as editor of The New Hope Gazette.
Community, film & recognition
Daniel has received citations of merit from the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Pennsylvania State Congressional Assembly. He directed the independent films “Queer Cuts” and was named a 2026 honoree of the New Hope Historical Society.
These experiences inform how I understand the responsibilities, ambitions, relationships, and challenges people bring into therapy. I also value movement, mindfulness, nature, and the everyday experiences that contribute to a meaningful life.
- Education & training
- Pennsylvania State University
Fordham University
National Institute for the Psychotherapies - Former clinical affiliations
- Metropolitan Center for Mental Health
Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy
Labor is blossoming or dancing where
The body is not bruised to pleasure soul,
Nor beauty born out of its own despair,
Nor bleary-eyed wisdom out of midnight oil.
O chestnut tree, great rooted blossomer,
Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,
How can we know the dancer from the dance?
Take the first step
It begins with
It begins with
a conversation.
Get in touch to discuss what brings you to therapy, ask questions, or arrange an appointment.