About David
David Bradshaw is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Washington. He brings eight years of clinical experience and a calm, practical style to sessions. David combines evidence-informed methods with straightforward conversation to help people manage fear, anxiety, stress, and life changes.
He uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and take small, value-driven actions. He also draws on client-centered therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when emotion regulation and relationship patterns come up.
Background and approach
Motivational Interviewing is part of his approach when people want help building motivation for change. David has a background that includes five years working in corrections and law enforcement before moving into mental health counseling. That experience shaped his practical, no-nonsense way of talking about difficult situations.
He also holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. He helps people facing a wide range of concerns, including phobias, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and ADHD. He also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stresses, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
Outside work he reads, practices yoga and martial arts, and camps in places like the Pasayten Wilderness Area. He mentions building desktop computers as a hobby and brings that patient, hands-on mindset into therapy. Sessions are offered in English and he works with both local and international clients by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
How David’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then choose actions that match their values; it can help with phobias, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and specific fears. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change by exploring personal reasons for change and building commitment.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. David will work with each person to try methods that fit their goals and preferences, checking in and adjusting as needed. He aims to build practical skills together and to set small, achievable steps that make day-to-day life easier.
Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make therapy more flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or the camera isn’t convenient. Live chat and text messaging let people check in with shorter updates or get support between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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