About David
David Affolter is a licensed counselor with 27 years of experience who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, addiction, and relationship struggles. He focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions and on building new habits that fit everyday life. David draws on a long career of helping others find direction after major life changes.
He began his career as a high school teacher and coach after serving in the Air Force.
Background and approach
That work kept him close to young people who needed someone to listen and help them find a way forward. Years later he completed a graduate degree in community counseling at The University of Akron and earned licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. David’s style is straightforward and goal-minded.
He likes to give new perspectives and useful information. Sessions often focus on small, doable steps that lead to clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning. Over nearly three decades of counseling he has worked with many kinds of struggles, including trauma, mood disorders, process addictions, panic, and issues around identity and purpose.
He helps people chart practical paths toward change and recovery. Clients can expect a calm, encouraging presence that combines experience with simple tools. David aims to help people find new ways of being, whether that means changing careers, repairing relationships, managing ADHD-related challenges, or discovering new meaning in life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that align with those values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and challenges like ADHD that can make following goals difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and replaces them with more useful habits. CBT is commonly applied to mood disorders, panic, and behavior patterns that maintain stress.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work together with each client to match methods to their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from wherever they are, while phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, and staying connected between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to access consistent support over time.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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