About David
David Cardona is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical practice. He focuses on stress and anxiety, along with depression, grief, relationship concerns, and family-related challenges. He emphasizes a respectful, faith-informed approach when that matters to the person in therapy.
Sessions aim to clarify what feels most pressing, build practical coping skills, and restore more predictable emotional balance. Before clinical work, he spent 25 years as a hospice chaplain and social worker.
Background and approach
That background informs his way of listening and supporting people through loss and hard transitions. He also completed a Master of Health Science and a Master of Counseling Psychology, and he serves as an ordained Anglican priest. Those experiences shape his perspective on values, meaning, and how beliefs can affect healing and decision making.
In sessions he works to create an environment where people can speak honestly, learn ways to manage symptoms, and try new habits that feel doable. The focus is on small, concrete steps that reduce stress and make relationships easier to navigate. People who prefer a counselor who understands faith commitments and conservative values often find his style approachable.
He aims to match therapeutic tools to each person's goals and situation, not to force a single method.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
David blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a straightforward, practical focus. One approach emphasizes teaching coping skills and behavior changes to reduce anxiety and stress; sessions include step-by-step strategies people can try between meetings. Another approach focuses on grief and loss support, helping people process feelings, remember important relationships, and find ways to move forward without rushing the process.Choosing the right approach is part of the work he does with each person. He talks with clients about their goals, values, and daily routines, and then recommends ways of working together that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as goals evolve.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and hold longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a discreet check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, quick coping reminders, or shorter check-ins between sessions. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules while keeping focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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