About David
David Gibbs is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, mood struggles, and ADHD-related challenges. He speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable for someone unsure where to start. He brings 20 years of experience to each conversation and works with adults seeking practical ways to feel better day to day.
David uses a mix of methods that emphasize values, present-moment skills, and real-life problem solving.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on skills people can use between meetings, like coping tools for anxiety and strategies for improving sleep and attention. He also helps people who are dealing with loss, relationship strain, or work and purpose questions. His background includes work across community settings, nonprofit clinics, and independent practice in Florida and Ohio.
That range informs a flexible style that adapts to a person’s goals and life context. He has presented on mental health and substance use topics at local and national meetings. David has authored a self-published book titled Humbug to Happiness, which grew out of his belief that people deserve a better, more satisfying life.
He is licensed as an LMHC and as an LPCC, and he draws on years of clinical experience when shaping a care plan. People who reach out to him typically get a straightforward starting point and concrete next steps. Sessions can include skill practice, values-focused planning, and work on relationships, coping, or day-to-day functioning.
He aims for clear, manageable goals that fit into a busy life.
Practical approaches adapted for online work
David often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful listening stance that helps people feel heard and understood while they decide on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches hands-on skills for reducing anxiety, improving sleep, and managing mood.Finding the right mix of approaches is treated as a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. This collaborative process helps ensure methods fit a person’s life and preferences rather than being applied rigidly.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for brief check-ins, skill practice, or people who prefer typing to talking. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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