About David
David Burkett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona. He guides people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or the fallout of trauma. He aims to make therapy clear and manageable for someone juggling daily demands.
He uses straightforward conversations to help people understand what keeps their struggles going. He helps clients untangle relationship problems, communication blocks, feelings of emptiness, and issues tied to attachment or abandonment.
Background and approach
He also supports those facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, body image concerns, and grief. David blends several therapeutic styles to match each person's needs. He draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking.
He uses attachment-focused work to examine how early relationships shape current patterns. He also centers sessions on the client's goals and pace. Sessions are collaborative and practical.
David helps people develop small, concrete tools for managing anxiety and stress. He works with clients on improving communication, setting boundaries, and handling difficult memories in a paced way. People who come to him often want a calm, nonjudgmental listener who offers clear steps forward.
He pays attention to everyday life challenges and to how past hurts affect the present. The aim is steady progress - one problem and one skill at a time.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, and finding direction after big changes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns of closeness and trust. It can help people who struggle with attachment wounds, abandonment fears, or repeating relationship patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. They use feedback from sessions to adjust methods so the plan fits the client's needs.
Online therapy offers several practical options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, short reflections, or support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from different locations and to pick the option that matches the moment and the task at hand.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
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