About David
David Markowitz is a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor with 35 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on practical steps clients can take right away. His style is warm and interactive, and he aims to make therapy feel like a real conversation rather than a lecture.
He has worked with people facing trauma and abuse as well as those coping with grief, anger, and addiction.
Background and approach
He also supports clients dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, career transitions, mood differences such as bipolar, and life adjustments that leave people feeling stuck. Sessions use approaches that center the client's perspective and also include cognitive tools to change unhelpful patterns. Hypnotherapy and emotionally focused work are part of his toolbox when they match a person's goals.
He adapts the plan to the specific problem and the person's pace. David emphasizes clear, practical strategies along with space to process emotions. He helps people build skills for managing difficult thoughts, improve communication, and make choices that feel more in line with their values.
Expect straightforward language and collaborative problem solving. He practices in Missouri and offers services in English. International clients may be accepted depending on scheduling.
To begin, you will complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person, helping them find their own solutions and build confidence in decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift strong emotional patterns that affect relationships and intimacy.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to see which methods fit the client's goals and comfort level. Together they try techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so the work feels useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for in-depth work, phone sessions when video is not convenient, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage energy on tough days, and continue progress even when travel or time is limited.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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