About Dashiel
Dashiel Geyen is a behavioral scientist and clinical practitioner based in Texas. He holds LMFT and LPC credentials and brings 25 years of experience to therapeutic work. He aims to make the first step into therapy easier and to offer steady support along the way.
He has an academic background in psychology with a Bachelor of Science from Lamar University. He completed graduate study at Texas Southern University and the University of Texas-Houston.
Background and approach
Postdoctoral fellowships and executive education include work at Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institutes of Health. His career includes hospital staff duties and faculty positions at the collegiate level.
He has written for journals, books, and monographs, and has held roles in clinical practice, supervision, and healthcare leadership within Texas. In sessions he focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where people can share thoughts and feelings.
He works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, coping with life changes, ADHD, and questions related to intellectual disability. Dashiel aims to partner with each person to set clear goals and practical steps. He describes therapy as a collaborative process that moves at a pace the person feels comfortable with.
His approach emphasizes steady support and practical problem-solving rather than jargon or rushed solutions.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dashiel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes understanding behaviors and building new coping skills to manage stress, anxiety, and addictions. This method breaks problems into manageable steps and practices new responses in everyday life.Another approach centers on processing trauma and related emotional pain through paced discussion and skill-building. It helps people make sense of difficult events, reduce overwhelming reactions, and regain more control over daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Decisions about focus and pacing are made together so the plan fits the person's life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone can be used when bandwidth is lower, and chat or messaging can work for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep regular progress without long commutes.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English