About David
David Yoder is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of clinical experience. He takes a person-centered approach and aims to make sessions feel natural and straightforward. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions.
David speaks English and practices from Missouri. He frames problems as personal experiences rather than labels. That helps him tailor conversations to each person’s needs.
In sessions he listens first, then offers practical tools from several approaches.
How David works
These tools might include cognitive-behavioral techniques, skills from dialectical behavior therapy, or hypnotherapy when appropriate. David has worked with concerns around relationships, self-esteem, grief, sleeping, parenting, career strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and substance use. He also addresses attachment issues, codependency, family of origin problems, and struggles with guilt or shame.
His experience includes helping people facing impulsivity, isolation, life purpose questions, and coping with major change. His practical style emphasizes clear steps people can try between sessions. That may mean practicing emotion regulation exercises, changing unhelpful thoughts, or learning breathing and grounding practices.
Hypnotherapy is offered as one option for focused change when it fits a person’s goals. David describes counseling as a collaborative effort to paint the life someone wants. He uses a mix of person-centered listening and targeted techniques to help people move forward.
Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the scheduling process.
David lists 11 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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
David uses a person-centered approach that prioritizes listening and understanding a person’s experience. This means sessions begin with open conversation about what matters most, and the therapist follows the client’s lead while offering support and options.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and negative thought patterns by turning insights into practical behavior changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills can help when feelings escalate or when someone wants tools to manage strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Some people prefer skills-focused work, others want more exploratory conversations, and the plan can mix approaches over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are close to in-person meetings and allow visual cues. Phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick updates, coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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