About Brian
Brian Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who aims to make the first steps feel easier. He speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what is most troubling you. He focuses on practical ways to feel steadier and more capable in everyday life.
He draws on 12 years of therapy experience and a longer career in social work to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, grief, and ADHD among other struggles.
Background and approach
His approach is calm and down-to-earth. He emphasizes that feelings matter and that understanding them can point the way forward. In sessions he helps people name difficult emotions and practice new ways to cope.
He combines techniques that change unhelpful thinking with skills for managing intense moments. He also uses reflective conversations to help clients find personal meaning and purpose when things feel confusing. Brian works with issues around relationships, intimacy, body image, and career stress, and he supports people dealing with trauma, attachment difficulties, and complex life transitions.
He also addresses caregiving strain, codependency, and concerns that come from blended or adoption-related family situations. Therapy with him tends to be collaborative and goal-focused. He uses clear tools and short-term strategies while also leaving room to talk about deeper patterns.
He practices in Pennsylvania and holds the LCSW credential.
Therapeutic approaches used in online care
Brian commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in his online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments to change feelings and behaviors. DBT teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and handling crises with step-by-step tools.He also brings elements of Existential Therapy, which helps people clarify values and find meaning during difficult life transitions. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client talk about goals, try a few techniques, and adjust the plan together until it fits the person's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice-only check-in is preferred. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps keep skills on track. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping attention on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- 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
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- 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
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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