About David
David Chittenden is an ACA counsellor with 16 years of clinical experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and big life changes. He also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, and challenges around self‑esteem.
David adapts sessions to suit each person. He listens first, then tailors conversations and practical steps that feel manageable. He aims to keep sessions straightforward and focused on things people can try between meetings.
How David works
His work covers a wide range of concerns such as parenting strain, blended family issues, fertility and fatherhood worries, chronic pain or illness, and workplace stress and career questions. He has also developed a practice that is open to LGBT concerns, kink and alternative sex culture, and the specific pressures those can bring.
David draws on several therapeutic approaches to match a person’s needs. He uses cognitive methods to address unhelpful thinking, existential ideas to look at meaning and choices, relational techniques for couples and communication, and hypnotherapy or Jungian ideas when those fit a client’s goals. People who prefer clear goals, practical strategies and calm, respectful conversation tend to find his style helpful.
He encourages small, steady steps and works collaboratively so clients feel they help shape the plan. Signing up for therapy is often a brave step and he aims to make the process as approachable as possible.
David lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What David works with
The areas below are the ones David selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | ACA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
David commonly uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. He also draws on existential therapy to help people explore meaning, values and choices when facing life transitions or crises. The Gottman Method informs his work on communication and relationship skills when couples want practical tools to improve connection.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as you go. The process is collaborative and aims to find what helps you make steady progress.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text based messaging to suit different situations. Video lets you keep a face to face rhythm, phone can fit a short check in or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can work for quick reflections or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to get help around work, family or mobility constraints and to keep momentum between sessions.
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