Dan has over 23 years of experience supporting people in their recovery journey. Since qualifying as a social worker in 2006, Dan worked in the USA and NZ in health care and child protection. Since 2014, Dan has worked at the CDHB/Te Whatu Ora with people of all ages and in various capacities: EMDR and CBT therapist, team leader, acting associate clinical manager, trainer, duly authorised officer, clinical supervisor, social work field educator, and case manager.

Dan’s areas of experience and interest include work with refugees, migrants, youth offenders, and people who experience complex trauma, schizophrenia, psychosis, BPD, BAPD, substance use or dependence, OCD, eating disorders, ADHD, ASD, FASD, FND, and anxiety and mood disorders. Dan draws on a wide range of therapy modalities including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Sou fluente em Português. Yo hablo Español.

• Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences endorsed in EMDR Therapy (University of Otago, in progress, 2026)

• Certificate of Proficiency in EMDR therapy (Level I and II training) (University of Otago, 2024)

• PG. Dip. in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (University of Canterbury, 2023)

• PG. Dip. in Intercultural Communication and Applied Translation (Victoria University of Wellington, 2023)

• Certificate of proficiency in Youth Forensic Psychiatry (University of Auckland, 2020)

• PG. Dip. in Health Sciences with Distinction Endorsed in Addiction and Co-Existing Disorders (University of Otago, 2019)

• PG Cert in Health Sciences, Mental Health and Addictions (Auckland University of Technology, 2015)

• Master of Social Work: Research and community development (University of South Carolina, 2006)

• Bachelor in Arts with emphasis in Psychology and Sociology (University of South Carolina, 2003)sity of South Carolina, 2006)

• Social Work Registration Board

• ACC Approved Counsellor/Therapist

• ANZASW

• NZ Association for EMDR Therapists