Daniel Zarate Lustre, LCSW

Daniel Zarate Lustre is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with eight years of clinical experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, sleep problems, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.

He works from a straightforward, person-focused approach. Sessions emphasize what the client wants to change and practical steps to get there. Daniel treats people as the experts on their own lives and uses conversation to surface strengths and next steps.

In session he combines methods that match the problem at hand. That can mean looking at patterns from the past, testing new ways of thinking and behaving, or setting concrete short-term goals to reduce distress. He draws on client-centered techniques to prioritize the client’s perspective during planning.

Daniel also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice thoughts and try small behavior changes. For people dealing with long-standing emotional patterns, he uses psychodynamic ideas to name recurring feelings and relationships that shape current problems. Solution-focused work appears when practical, short-term changes are the priority.

He conducts work in English and Spanish and has experience across caregiving stress, chronic illness, communication problems, money concerns, and midlife transitions. To begin, clients complete a brief questionnaire and schedule an initial session to map concerns and goals.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions