About David
David Spellman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida. He brings 11 years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships, and life changes. David uses straightforward language and practical steps in sessions to help people feel less stuck and more capable.
He earned a master’s degree in Mental Health from Stetson University with a dual certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Background and approach
Early internships included work at the House Next Door in Deland and the crisis unit at Aspire Health Partners in Sanford. Those roles shaped his comfort with urgent concerns and complex emotional situations. In addition to his current position as a State Hospital Liaison for Seminole County, he has operated a independent practice in Orange City since October 2019.
Over the years he has worked with a range of concerns including mood disorders, substance use, trauma, and relationship problems. This gives him experience with both short-term challenges and longer-term struggles. David blends Client-Centered care with tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused methods.
Sessions often focus on clearer communication, managing anxiety, and practical steps people can use right away. He aims to help clients set concrete goals and track progress in ways that feel manageable. People come for help with issues like anger, self-esteem, grief, parenting stress, ADHD, and coping with big life changes.
He works in English and offers several online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Practical approaches for online anxiety and relationship work
David blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people who are dealing with anxiety, relationship struggles, or life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person, creating space to talk through feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety.He treats finding the right approach as a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to pick tools that fit the person’s needs and pace.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and hold longer conversations. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text allow frequent, brief contact for skill practice and quick support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, school, and family obligations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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