About David
David Powell is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, and addiction. He also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, sleep and eating problems, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and career or life transitions. He uses a direct, practical approach in sessions.
Conversations focus on what is happening now and what steps can help. He combines listening with structured techniques to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
How David works
His background includes 12 years of clinical practice as an LCSW. Over that time he has worked with a wide range of issues from mood disorders to substance-related concerns and complicated grief. He draws on a mix of therapy styles rather than relying on a single method.
In sessions he uses client-centered work to follow what matters to the person, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and emotionally-focused ideas to address attachment and relationship patterns. Mindfulness tools and Jungian concepts also appear when they fit the client’s goals. Sessions are practical and collaborative.
He helps people set clear goals, try small experiments between appointments, and build coping skills they can use day to day. Many clients appreciate short-term plans with attention to longer-term growth. To begin, a prospective client chooses the Start Therapy button and completes a short matching questionnaire.
Scheduling happens after the match, and sessions can be arranged according to the therapist’s availability.
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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
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- 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
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
David uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused ideas in online sessions. Client-centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following what the person brings to the room, helping people feel heard while they set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that cause distress and then practicing changes that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at attachment and emotional patterns in relationships and helps people shift how they respond to strong feelings.Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss approaches, try techniques together, and adjust based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Clients help steer the work so that chosen methods match what they want to change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter and for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can fit quick check-ins, homework support, or moments when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep progress moving forward.
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