- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About David
David Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 24 years of experience. He focuses on practical, everyday problems like relationship strain, parenting concerns, anxiety, and managing anger. He aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for people juggling busy lives.
He works with individuals dealing with family and relationship stress, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused so people can try changes between meetings.
Background and approach
He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction. David uses short-term strategies alongside clear tools people can use at home. He helps clients build confidence, manage stress, and improve communication.
He also supports people coping with grief, life transitions, and caregiver strain. When parenting becomes stressful, he helps parents sort priorities, set boundaries, and shift patterns that cause conflict. He also assists with blended family dynamics, fatherhood concerns, and issues that come up around divorce and separation.
His approach blends practical problem solving with thought-focused techniques that help change unhelpful patterns. Clients leave sessions with specific steps to try and a plan for moving forward. He encourages steady progress and adjusts plans as needs change.
What David works with
Everything David lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else David helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Workplace issues
Approaches David lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
David Johnson uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT often includes tracking moods, testing new behaviors, and developing clearer ways to cope with anxiety, depression, or anger.He also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, which zeroes in on practical steps and small changes that move a person toward their goals. This approach is useful when someone wants quick, actionable ideas to try between sessions for issues like communication, parenting tasks, or stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He collaborates with each person to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and what’s realistic in daily life. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video lets people use visual cues for more interactive work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging are useful for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options support flexibility and help people keep consistent momentum toward their goals.
Questions people ask about David
What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?
Common topics include relationship and family conflict, parenting stress, anger, anxiety, depression, substance concerns, grief, and life changes.
What is the general style of therapy?
Therapy is conversational and goal-focused, combining practical problem solving with strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does this therapist have?
He has 24 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns related to relationships, parenting, mood, and stress.
Where is the therapist based and what credential do they hold?
He is located in Texas and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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