About Davalene
Davalene Wilbanks helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, attention concerns, bipolar symptoms, grief, parenting strain, and relationship or family problems. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri with 24 years of experience. Her approach is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use right away.
Davalene aims to make sessions a calm place to talk through what is hard.
How Davalene works
She uses simple, goal-focused methods so clients leave with clear next steps. She emphasizes building coping skills for everyday life and improving how people handle strong emotions. Her work includes helping people manage chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and issues that come from family of origin or fatherhood roles.
She also supports people facing codependency, communication or commitment struggles, and problems related to divorce, domestic violence, or substance use. Davalene draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking, Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion and distress skills, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals. Sessions are practical and oriented toward change rather than long, abstract talk.
People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone and clear tools to practice between sessions. The therapist encourages steady progress and adjusts plans to match each person’s situation and goals.
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What Davalene works with
The areas below are the ones Davalene selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods work online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and distress. It is useful for anger, emotional overwhelm, and when someone needs better ways to cope in tough moments.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on clear, short-term goals and small steps toward change. It helps people build momentum by identifying what already works and doing more of it.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist discusses goals, preferences, and daily life to choose methods together and adjusts techniques as needed. Clients are invited to try strategies and give feedback so the plan fits their needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility that makes it easier to fit help into a busy life. Video calls let people connect face to face, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people keep consistent care, try different formats, and keep therapy working around work, caregiving, or health challenges.
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