About David
Dr. David Smith is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota. He brings 20 years of clinical experience to his work and focuses on helping people reduce stress and manage anxiety while exploring what matters most to them.
He helps people who are facing life transitions, career pressure, or struggles with relationships and intimacy. He also supports those dealing with addiction, grief, eating concerns, or workplace stress.
How David works
His practice pays attention to attachment patterns, codependency, control issues, and questions about life purpose. In sessions he draws on client-centered conversations and cognitive approaches to identify practical steps that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. He also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns that influence current choices.
Solution-focused techniques are used when a person wants concrete goals and short-term progress. He writes about authenticity and resilience and encourages clients to build on strengths they already have. Therapy aims to help people notice different options, try new behaviors, and make decisions that fit their values.
Progress often comes from small, steady changes rather than dramatic shifts. People who prefer a thoughtful, reflective style may find his approach helpful. He works in English and conducts sessions through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Dr. Smith asks new clients to start with a brief matching questionnaire to find a good fit and then schedule sessions based on 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
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own concerns and perspectives, giving space for the client to lead the topics while the therapist offers understanding and reflection. This approach helps people clarify values and make choices that feel right for them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical skills for changing unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behaviors.
Existential and psychodynamic ideas are brought in to help people examine long-standing patterns and deeper questions about meaning, identity, and purpose. These approaches suit people who want to understand where their choices come from as well as change them.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the pace that feels comfortable, and then adapt methods to fit the person. Clients often try a mix of styles until they find what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and connect from different locations.
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