About David
Dr. David Sommers offers a straightforward, client-centered approach to therapy. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience in California.
He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. He aims to create an open space where clients can speak honestly and feel heard. He uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's experience.
That means listening carefully and helping clients find their own solutions.
How David works
He supports work on relationships, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and communication problems. He also helps people facing grief, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. Many sessions address mood disorders, bipolar concerns, panic attacks, and social anxiety.
He also works with issues like anger, self-esteem, impulsivity, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Practical matters such as money stress, career decisions, and sleep or eating troubles are part of the work too. Clients sometimes seek help for chronic pain, illness, or disability and for attachment-related struggles.
Dr. Sommers includes compassion fatigue, forgiveness, guilt, and shame in his focus areas. He supports people who want coaching-oriented help alongside therapy.
Sessions are offered in English and take place remotely across California. The aim is to help people take manageable steps toward clearer thinking and better daily routines.
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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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Client-Centered Care Delivered Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, listening-based space. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflecting back what they say and helping them find their own answers. This approach is useful for stress, depression, relationship and self-esteem concerns because it centers on the person's experience and goals.The collaborative process is part of how treatment is chosen. The therapist will work with the person to decide which ways of working feel right. Together they review goals, preferences, and what seems most helpful, then adjust the approach as needed over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier if a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Chat and text messaging suit brief updates, coaching-style support, or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work or family routines and to keep progress moving between sessions.
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