Dr. Dan Moen, LMFT

Dr. Dan Moen helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship troubles, and addiction-related concerns. He works with clients who are coping with grief, trauma, sleep problems, low self-esteem, career shifts, and compassion fatigue. He is Dr. Dan Moen, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota.

Dan uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. He listens first, then helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings to manage symptoms and handle everyday challenges.

His approach draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment principles, and attachment-focused work. That mix lets him address thoughts and behaviors, values and meaning, and how early relationships affect current bonds. He also uses elements from client-centered and dialectical behavior approaches when they fit a person’s needs.

Over six years of practice, Dan has supported people dealing with addiction, family problems, intimacy worries, and communication struggles. He helps clients untangle family of origin issues, codependency, and commitment concerns while working toward clearer boundaries and healthier patterns.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Dan helps people set small, doable steps and checks progress as work continues. People leave with concrete strategies for coping with life changes, rebuilding trust after infidelity, or managing recurring anxiety.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Dr. Moen commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy when working with clients. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, sleep problems, and mood. Acceptance and commitment therapy centers on clarifying personal values and learning to make space for difficult feelings while taking action that matters, useful for life transitions and persistent worry.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Over time, they may combine techniques from different approaches to address thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and relationship issues.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging lets people send notes or get reminders between meetings. These options aim to make regular therapy easier to fit into busy lives.