About David
David Mattis is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress or major life changes. He offers a calm, steady presence and works at the client’s pace. David wants sessions to feel approachable for anyone starting counselling for the first time.
He uses a person-focused style that puts the client’s experience first. Conversations are collaborative and aim to build trust so people can speak openly about painful memories or daily worries.
Background and approach
David’s approach is shaped by ten years of practice and his NCPS credential, which appears after his name. In sessions he draws on several practical methods, including cognitive behavioural ideas and emotion-focused work. That means he helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small experiments, and name feelings that have felt confusing or overwhelming.
He also uses motivational techniques to support change and solution-focused strategies to set clear, achievable steps. David commonly helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life transitions. He also supports people dealing with relationship problems, addiction, chronic illness, grief, fatherhood pressures and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
These are approached one conversation at a time. Sessions are offered in English and accept international clients. People who want to begin are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions according to the therapist’s schedule.
How his approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says so they feel understood. It helps people explore their feelings and decide what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviours and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work through strong emotions in order to shift how they relate to themselves and others.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. David will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That choice is shared and can change as progress is made so the plan fits the client’s needs and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or those who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and allow consistent contact even when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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