About David
David Sullivan helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. He introduces practical steps that match each person’s goals and values. He keeps language plain and offers steady guidance for common life stresses.
He has 23 years of experience in the mental health field and holds both a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Master of Divinity. David does not impose personal beliefs on clients and focuses on the client’s own values while working toward change.
How David works
He lists his credentials as LCPC and LPC. In sessions he draws on cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different responses. He also uses client-centered listening to make space for each person’s perspective and mindfulness tools to lower day-to-day stress.
Motivational interviewing and existential ideas can come into play when someone needs help clarifying life direction or rebuilding after loss. David works with many concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and coping with life changes. He also helps with sleep and eating concerns, career planning, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other focuses.
He offers several ways to meet, including video, phone, chat, and messaging so people can choose what fits their routine. David accepts clients in English and is available to work with people in multiple countries. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
David lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- 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)
- Dissociation
- 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
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- 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
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCPC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How David’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. It gives the person room to say what matters most and helps shape sessions around their values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy adds simple attention and breathing exercises to lower daily stress and improve focus. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. David will help identify which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is collaborative so clients help steer the direction of their care. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option when movement or multitasking is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short updates, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options offer flexibility so people can keep consistent momentum with their goals.Start online instead of waiting
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