About David
David Evans offers a practical, person-centred approach to therapy. He prioritises a warm, respectful tone and helps people make sense of stress, anxiety and relationship strains. David works to build confidence and practical coping skills in everyday life.
He combines client-centred listening with approaches that look at thinking patterns and short-term goal setting. That means sessions often include talking through recent problems, spotting unhelpful thoughts, and trying small changes between meetings.
How David works
David draws on four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. David has worked in learning support with people who have ADHD and autism, and has brought that knowledge into his therapeutic work. He uses ways of communicating that suit different needs and helps people manage mood, work demands and social relationships.
He helps people work on self-acceptance and realistic strategies for daily challenges. He also supports people coping with family conflict, separation, and issues around fatherhood and blended family arrangements. Practical tools such as grounding techniques and a rewind approach are used when addressing non-complex trauma symptoms and immediate distress.
Sessions focus on the person’s experience and on small, manageable steps forward. David aims to empower clients to use their own strengths and to make changes at a pace that suits them.
David lists 3 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
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How David’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what matters most and helps people find their own solutions; this approach suits worries about self-esteem, relationships and life direction.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills, which can help with anxiety, stress and mood problems.
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasises short-term goals and small steps. Sessions aim to identify what is already working and to build on strengths to create quick, realistic change.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then try approaches that fit. Clients and therapist can adjust the plan as work unfolds to find the best mix for each concern.
Online sessions offer flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections between meetings. These options help people keep therapy ongoing around work, family and other commitments.
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