About David
David Grimm is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida with four decades of clinical experience. He frames moments of crisis as times that combine danger and opportunity and aims to help people move toward clearer thinking and steadier emotions. He has worked in many settings over the years, from child service agencies to residential treatment and outpatient psychiatry.
That broad background informs a practical approach to common struggles such as anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship strain.
Background and approach
Sessions blend longer-term therapy and shorter, problem-focused work. He often uses cognitive-behavioral methods to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Conversations in the room focus on understanding personal habits, emotions, and the practical steps that support change.
David also helps people deal with parenting stress, caregiver burden, attachment issues, guilt, and questions about life purpose. He speaks from both professional practice and life experience, including a long marriage and raising two children. He describes psychotherapy as a process of recognizing how biology and personality shape behavior and feelings.
From there he works with clients on concrete responses to health, career, and relationship challenges that can open the way for personal growth.
Approaches that translate to online care
David uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that work well in virtual formats. Cognitive-behavioral work focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, using practical exercises and skills practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Short-term problem-focused counseling aims at specific goals like managing stress or improving a relationship pattern through straightforward strategies and behavioral experiments.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as needed. That process helps find a fit between deeper psychotherapy work and briefer, skills-based sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have more direct conversation and visual cues; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, coping strategies between sessions, and people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, and other obligations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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