About David
David Finucane is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with six years of professional experience. He focuses on practical, straightforward work that helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and everyday struggles. Sessions are grounded in listening and helping clients use their own strengths to move forward.
He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept emotions while committing to meaningful actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
How David works
Client-centered work keeps the conversation focused on what matters most to the individual. David has worked with people facing depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, addiction, trauma, grief, and issues around intimacy and relationships. He also supports those coping with parenting strain, career pressures, burnout, and ADHD.
His additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family stress, and some personality-related patterns. In sessions David keeps language simple and practical. He helps people set small goals and try exercises between meetings.
The tone is collaborative and paced to what each person can manage. New clients are guided through a short intake and scheduling process. Therapy can proceed through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the person best.
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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
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, validation, and working at the client’s own pace to build trust and clarity.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. David will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest ACT, CBT, or client-centered techniques that fit. The decision is collaborative and may shift as needs change.
Online sessions can happen as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick skills practice, and flexibility around a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep consistent contact and try new strategies between meetings.
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