About David
David Khalatyan is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in California who helps people facing stress and anxiety. He supports those coping with depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and concerns related to LGBT identity. David aims to make therapy straightforward and usable for daily life.
He focuses on practical steps that fit each person’s life. Sessions center on clear goals, skills you can practice between meetings, and talking through what matters most now.
Background and approach
He uses approaches grounded in evidence to guide that work without jargon. David has four years of clinical experience working with a range of issues. He also addresses abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, attachment and communication problems, codependency, and caregiver stress.
Other areas he supports include trauma-related dissociation, family of origin issues, and mood and personality-related concerns. Therapy with him is collaborative. He listens first, then helps build a plan that matches a person’s values and day-to-day demands.
Sessions aim to increase coping skills, reduce distressing symptoms, and strengthen relationships in practical ways. Sessions are offered in English and are provided to people located in California. Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
David uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and real-life changes. One approach emphasizes learning coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and paced exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance and build confidence. Another approach centers on understanding patterns in relationships and communication to improve connection and reduce conflict, using structured exercises and role practice to rehearse new ways of interacting.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. David collaborates with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed. The process is paced to match what a person can use in daily life and at home.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy schedules. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation across distances. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when hands-free check-ins are preferred. Live chat and text messaging allow short updates, quick skill checks, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while focusing on consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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