- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Brian
Brian Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 12 years of clinical experience. He focuses on parenting concerns alongside a wide range of mental health issues like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. He speaks English and works with adults who want practical tools and steady support.
Brian keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. He listens first, and then helps people try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
He uses clear techniques to address sleep, eating, anger, and self-esteem problems, and to manage mood issues such as bipolar disorder. His work draws on approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns. He also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to build awareness and commitment to change.
These methods aim to give simple skills you can use at home and in daily life. Brian frames therapy as a collaborative process. He helps clients figure out where their feelings come from and which steps might actually help.
He encourages testing new ideas and practicing steps between sessions to build confidence and resilience. People who want a calm, practical clinician may find his style helpful. He blends listening with concrete strategies so parents and other adults can manage stress, improve communication, and handle life transitions with more clarity.
What Brian works with
Everything Brian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Brian helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brian lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Brian Uses Practical Therapies Online
Brian often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small steps so you can test new responses and track progress, which is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and parenting stress.He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. DBT techniques can help when strong emotions, anger, or relationship difficulties make it hard to function day to day.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Brian will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods to fit what works for each person. He encourages trying techniques and reviewing results together to decide what to keep using.
Online sessions come as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging. Video is good for longer sessions and more personal work, while phone calls work well if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or practicing skills between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Brian
What kinds of concerns does Brian address?
He supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, addictions, parenting issues, sleep and eating concerns, and many relationship or life-change challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, combining listening with concrete skills and strategies drawn from evidence-based approaches.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Brian has 12 years of experience as a clinician and broader social work experience across varied settings.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Pennsylvania and practices there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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