Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How David works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About David
David Powell, LCSW, helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship or intimacy concerns, and problems with self-esteem. He also supports those coping with grief, addiction, sleep or eating struggles, and major life changes. He works from Florida and conducts sessions in English.
He favors a down-to-earth approach in sessions. He listens first and helps people set clear goals. He uses practical tools to manage intense emotions and interrupt harmful patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful from the start. His background includes 12 years of clinical practice as a licensed clinical social worker. Over that time he has guided people through trauma, addiction-related issues, sexual and performance concerns, and the stress that comes with caregiving or chronic illness.
He brings a broad perspective to problems that often overlap, such as depression and substance use or anxiety and sleep disruption. Therapeutic methods he draws on include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, Jungian perspectives, and mindfulness practices. These are used to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, regulate emotions, and build healthier behaviors.
The approach is collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs. In sessions David helps clients build skills for handling anger and stress, repair relationship patterns, and regain a sense of agency. He also offers coaching-style support for career and life transitions.
The aim is steady progress and practical change that fits everyday life.
What David works with
Everything David lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in David's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches David lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely and helps people identify what matters most so they can make choices that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, or anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That might mean blending client-centered listening with CBT techniques and mindfulness exercises to manage intense emotions and build new habits.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy life. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity of care.
Questions people ask about David
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, grief, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and many other life challenges.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative. He listens, helps set clear goals, and teaches steps to manage emotions and change unhelpful habits.
How much experience does he have?
He has 12 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, and relationship issues.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida and conducts practice from that state.
What languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.