About David
Dr. David Engstrom is an Arizona psychologist with 22 years of clinical experience. He holds the credential AZ Psychologist PSY-002048 and works with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, addiction concerns, sleep problems, and related struggles.
He speaks English and accepts international clients. He draws on experience helping people manage chronic illness and chronic pain, including insomnia. He also supports those dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and issues tied to parenting and life purpose.
Background and approach
Concerns like social anxiety, phobias, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and process addictions are also within his practice focus. Dr. Engstrom uses practical approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered work, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing.
Sessions emphasize clear skills, doable steps, and attention to what matters most to each person. People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. The therapist helps clients identify goals, notice unhelpful patterns, and practice new responses to anxiety and stress.
Work often includes behavior changes, coping tools for intense moments, and ways to improve sleep and daily routines. His background includes work with hospice and end-of-life counseling, hearing-impaired clients, and pharmacological or medical contexts tied to chronic conditions. He combines long-term clinical experience with straightforward, goal-oriented support for daily life challenges.
Dr. Engstrom offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Scheduling follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches online for anxiety and stress
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward what matters. It focuses on values and small, consistent steps rather than trying to push uncomfortable thoughts away. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust plans based on what helps. That way the style and tools match the client's needs, preferences, and day-to-day routine.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone can be a low-bandwidth option for check-ins, and chat or messaging can support brief check-ins or homework between sessions. These formats provide flexibility for managing appointments alongside work, caregiving, or medical needs.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
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