Provider POV: Daniel Maigler of Paws for Patrick

On owning mistakes, earning trust, and fighting for queer futures

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BJ Ferguson
August 09, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

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Supporting Queer Kids

Daniel Maigler is a school social worker, therapist, mental health advisor for the non-profit Paws for Patrick, and host of the mental health podcast Not Allowed to Die. He has been running groups for LGBTQIA+ teens for over 20 years and has worked with hundreds of queer teens in wealthy conservative school districts.

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