About David
Dr. David Wiggins is a licensed professional counselor with 40 years of experience in Virginia. He focuses on practical help for people struggling with stress and anxiety and other concerns that get in the way of daily life.
He draws on long experience supporting people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and attention or memory concerns. He also helps those facing long-term illness, chronic pain, cancer-related stress, and caregiver strain.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped to address workplace pressures, seasonal mood shifts, and life transitions such as separation or questions about life purpose. His style is direct and respectful. He listens and then helps people learn concrete skills to manage difficult feelings and solve problems.
Sessions are tailored to each person's goals rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Dr. Wiggins emphasizes practical steps that can fit into a busy life.
That might include short behavioral changes, communication tools, or mindfulness practices to reduce worry and improve focus. He views progress as gradual and based on small, steady steps. People who choose him often want straightforward guidance and tools they can use between sessions.
He aims to create a calm setting where people can try new ways of coping, build confidence, and move toward steadier mood and clearer thinking.
How evidence-based approaches translate online
Dr. Wiggins uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach centers on behavioral strategies - breaking problems into small steps, testing changes, and tracking results to reduce anxiety and lift mood. Another approach he uses emphasizes mindfulness and attention skills to help with worry, concentration, and memory problems by teaching brief exercises people can practice daily.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and personal preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasize behavior changes, attention work, communication tools, or a mix of techniques as therapy progresses.
Online formats make this work more flexible. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of skills, phone sessions allow focused talk when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit brief coaching into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it into work, caregiving, or medical routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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