Dr. Daniel Ringhoff, LCSW

Dr. Daniel Ringhoff helps people who are struggling with addictions and related problems find clearer footing and practical ways forward. He speaks plainly and uses a direct, respectful style that aims to reduce shame and open useful conversation. His first priority is to listen and understand what the person wants to change. Daniel Ringhoff is a Florida licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with 17 years of experience. He has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, addiction, career stress, parenting challenges, and involvement with the legal system. He has also supported many who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. His approach is warm and interactive. He treats people as the experts on their lives and offers challenges that invite new perspectives. Sessions draw on mindfulness, cognitive behavioral ideas, attachment-focused thinking, and skills from dialectical behavior approaches to help manage strong feelings and build steadier routines. In practical terms he works on goals you name, such as reducing substance use, managing mood swings, improving sleep, or repairing communication. Therapy includes skill practice, looking at patterns that keep problems repeating, and trying small changes that add up over time. If someone is ready to make a change, he aims to provide guidance, encouragement, and clear steps toward goals. The focus is on what helps in day-to-day life and making progress at a pace that feels doable.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take small committed steps toward those values even when urges or painful feelings are present. It is useful for addiction, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns that keep problems going; it is often used for depression, anxiety, sleep issues, and mood regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in adult life and can help with intimacy, trust, and patterns that show up in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their situation and goals. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting plans so sessions feel useful and relevant.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what format is available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, avoid travel time, and keep progress consistent across weeks. It also allows brief check-ins or focused skill practice when a shorter session is helpful. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT tools to online conversation, guided exercises, and between-session practice to support steady steps toward goals.