Dr. Daniel Raker, CO Psychologist PSY.0004966 , NM Psychologist PSY-2022-0115

Dr. Daniel Raker is a licensed psychologist practicing in Colorado who brings a decade of clinical experience to his work. He serves as the Director of Western Slope Psychological Services and is the creator and host of the Peace, Love, & Psychology podcast, where he explores mental health topics for a broad audience. Over the years he has worked in a range of settings, including community college counseling, mental health clinics, and clinics serving patients with chronic pain and illness. In the college setting he provided therapy to students, trained interns, and administered programs for Veterans, Disabled Students, and LGBT students, and he has developed particular expertise supporting people exposed to traumatic experiences.

Dr. Raker uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes respect for each personâs autonomy and dignity, creating an accepting and solution-oriented space for growth. He draws from evidence-based methods that are cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, and mindfulness-oriented, and he integrates those tools to help people identify goals and build practical strategies. Licensed in Colorado (CO Psychologist PSY.0004966) and New Mexico (NM Psychologist PSY-2022-0115), he focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, career and life transitions, mood disorders including depression and bipolar, and related areas such as compassion fatigue and first responder or veteran issues. He aims to help people better manage lifeâs challenges and feel empowered to pursue the lives they want to live, offering clear explanations and practical skills for change.