About David
David Demorest is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 19 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical help for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, grief, and life changes. He aims to build a straightforward, trusting relationship first so people feel heard and understood.
David draws on a variety of approaches rather than one fixed method. He listens to what a person needs, then works with them to set clear goals and a step-by-step plan.
Background and approach
Plans are revisited as progress is made and new issues arise. Before counseling David spent many years in scientific work, including biology, biochemistry, and radiochemistry. That background influences how he thinks about behavior and mental health, and it contributes to a practical, problem-solving style in sessions.
In sessions he uses tools such as mind-focused work, cognitive techniques, solution-focused steps, and hypnotherapy when appropriate. He also has experience with biofeedback and neurofeedback and will suggest additional resources if another approach is needed. David lives in Idaho and combines clinical work with time outdoors.
He enjoys fly fishing, skiing, and time in the mountains. That personal balance informs a calm, steady manner in sessions and a focus on real-life coping strategies.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people clarify worries and set goals by following their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can be practiced between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention and awareness to reduce reactivity and improve coping for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try techniques that match those aims. Over time they will adjust the plan based on what helps most, so the process stays collaborative and flexible.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for full conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and messaging lets people send short updates or work through exercises between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel, or a busy home life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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