About David
David Jackson is a counsellor with ten years' experience offering a calm, practical way through worry and life change. He works alongside people who are dealing with anxiety, phobias, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the stresses of parenting and work. He uses straightforward conversation and clear steps so people know what to expect each week.
His approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred ideas to shape sessions around each person's needs.
Background and approach
That means looking at thoughts and behaviours, noticing what matters most to you, and trying small, manageable steps between sessions. He also brings elements of emotionally-focused and Imago work when relationship or attachment issues are central. David has worked in educational and clinical settings and has experience supervising other counsellors.
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. This frames his practice and professional responsibilities in the United Kingdom. Sessions are conversational but goal-oriented.
He helps people set practical tasks and check progress over time. He aims to reduce avoidance, build coping skills, and help people reconnect with what matters to them. If you are unsure where to start, he offers a simple first meeting to talk about priorities and plan next steps.
That initial conversation is used to agree a practical way forward and to tailor the approach to your situation.
How his approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can support anxiety, phobias and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and uses practical exercises to reduce avoidance and manage symptoms; it is often used for anxiety and phobic responses. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions, offering a non-judgemental space to talk and make sense of difficulties, which helps when exploring grief, identity and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit your goals and preferences. It is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted based on what helps you make steady, realistic progress.
Online therapy here can take place by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, giving more ways to stay connected. Video calls suit deeper conversations and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy schedules and help people reflect between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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