Therapist listings are provided by BetterHelp. We will earn a commission at no additional cost to you if you use our links to purchase.

Daniel Karlow

Daniel Karlow, LPC

Pennsylvania

Continue with Daniel

LPC - Family and Young Adult Concerns

  • Family conflict
  • Grief and loss
  • Attachment work

About Daniel

Daniel Karlow is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 25 years of clinical experience. He helps people facing family conflict, grief and loss, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse. Daniel also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue and ADHD concerns.

He focuses on practical conversation and clear goals. Sessions are conversational and intended to identify what is most pressing. He listens for patterns in relationships, reactions to stress, and the everyday habits that make problems worse.

Daniel uses approaches grounded in attachment work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral tools. That means he pays attention to how early relationships shape current feelings, centers the person in the work, and offers techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He draws on emotionally-focused ideas and mindfulness practices when they fit a person's goals.

He has particular experience supporting people who work with traumatized children and who struggle to separate work and home life. He also works with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and other complex situations that affect relationships and daily functioning.

People who meet with Daniel can expect straightforward planning and practical steps alongside discussion about feelings and relationships. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's matching process and schedule a first session through the online options provided.

How his approaches translate to online sessions

Daniel often uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral therapy in his work. Attachment-based work looks at how close relationships shape feelings and reactions, which can help with relationship problems, abandonment concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and shifting behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. He collaborates with each person to figure out what methods match their needs and goals, adjusting plans as sessions reveal what helps most. That means testing tools, checking progress, and changing course when something is not working.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. The focus remains on practical skills and relationship work adapted to the online setting, with planning and homework you can use between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He supports people with family issues, grief, parenting struggles, anxiety, depression, trauma and related concerns such as compassion fatigue and ADHD.

What is his style in session?

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. He listens for relationship patterns and offers practical steps alongside emotional work.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has 25 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns including trauma, grief, and caregiver stress.

What are his credentials and location?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.

Can non-U.S. residents work with him?

Sessions are conducted in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.

How does payment work?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

Daniel KarlowLPC

Continue with Daniel