About David
David Mattis greets people with a calm, straightforward approach. He aims to make the first steps into counselling feel manageable. Sessions move at the client's pace and are shaped by what matters to the person in front of him.
David works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. He also focuses on issues like attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, substance use, loneliness, fatherhood issues and questions about life purpose.
How David works
He frames these things in plain terms and helps people find practical ways forward. He takes a collaborative style. That means decisions about goals and techniques are made together.
He aims to build trust through empathy, respect and honesty so people feel able to talk about difficult experiences at a steady pace. David draws on a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the room. This includes Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy among others.
The mix is chosen to suit each concern rather than follow one fixed method. He has ten years of experience and uses the credential NCPS in his professional listing. Sessions are offered in English and he works with people across the United Kingdom as well as international clients.
The focus is on clear, practical support that helps people regain direction in their lives.
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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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor offers empathy and non-judgemental listening so a person can explore feelings and make sense of them. This approach is helpful for emotional pain, low self-esteem and relationship questions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It teaches practical strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and change behaviours that keep problems going, which can aid anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. David will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that suit those aims. That decision is made together and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions take place. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into short breaks and use less bandwidth, while live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and still use the same therapeutic methods as in-person care.
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