About David
David Ohrt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Iowa with 23 years of experience. He focuses on common struggles like stress and anxiety and offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed. He helps people who are dealing with relationship strain, trauma or abuse, and parenting concerns.
He also works with depression and specific issues such as panic attacks, social anxiety, and the aftermath of separation or divorce.
Background and approach
David encourages clients to use their own strengths as part of the work. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. He listens to each person’s story and helps identify small, practical steps that can reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning.
He emphasizes building self-compassion and reducing shame when those feelings show up. David aims to make the start of therapy less daunting. He recognizes the courage it takes to begin and offers calm, steady support while people figure out what they want to change.
The pace is set to fit each person’s needs. Over his career he has supported many people through relationship transitions, parenting strain, and trauma recovery. He combines that experience with a plainspoken approach so people can make usable progress.
If someone wants help managing anxiety, rebuilding after loss, or handling daily stress, he can help find workable steps forward.
Approaches that help with anxiety and stress online
David draws on evidence-based techniques that focus on clear skills and behavior change. One approach helps people learn practical coping skills for anxiety and panic attacks, such as breathing strategies, gradual exposure to feared situations, and steps to reduce avoidance. These tools aim to make intense symptoms more manageable in daily life.Another approach centers on addressing the effects of trauma and abuse by helping people process difficult memories and reduce their impact on current functioning. Work often includes pacing, grounding techniques, and building safety and trust so people can move forward without feeling overwhelmed.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. David works collaboratively to match methods to each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. He checks in about what is and isn’t working and adapts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy with him is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls are useful for a full session feel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing notes between visits. These options make it easier to get consistent help while balancing family, work, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
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