About David
Dr. David Dohm brings a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. He is an Arizona-licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience.
He meets people where they are and works at a steady, approachable pace. His style is interactive and respectful, aiming to reduce stigma and honor each person's story. Dr.
Dohm blends client-centered listening with goal-focused techniques. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
How David works
He also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma work and mindfulness practices to build calm and awareness. He helps people who face stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, addictions, grief, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and parenting strain. He also addresses relationship and family concerns, LGBT issues, and complex patterns like codependency and co-morbidity.
Additional focuses include substance-related problems, domestic violence, obsessions and compulsions, panic, and mood disorders. Sessions can include practical coping tools, short-term problem solving, or longer work on painful memories. He draws on motivational interviewing to support change when substance use or ambivalence is present.
Over decades in diverse settings he has worked with a wide range of presenting problems and life changes. Dr. Dohm offers sessions in English from Arizona.
He conducts video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People start by selecting Start Therapy, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time that fits.
David lists 8 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. In practice that means the therapist offers empathy, asks about what matters most, and helps shape goals together. This approach supports people dealing with relationship concerns, identity questions, and general life stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Online CBT sessions often include tracking patterns, practicing new skills between meetings, and setting small experiments to change habits. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and OCD-related patterns.
EMDR offers a structured way to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional hold. In online sessions the therapist guides paced processing and teaches grounding skills to manage strong reactions. This can help people coping with trauma, abuse, or disaster-related distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Sessions may mix listening, skills training, and targeted processing based on what is most helpful.
Online therapy provides practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can fit into busy schedules or offer shorter, ongoing support between sessions. These options help people access therapy from Arizona without traveling to an office.
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