- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About David
David Gibbs is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with two decades of clinical experience. He focuses on practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting pressures, and related struggles. His tone is straightforward and goal-focused to ease overwhelmed parents searching for clear support.
He draws on work across home-based crisis stabilization, nonprofit and independent practice settings. That variety shaped his approach to real-life problems like substance use, grief, relationship strain, sleep disruption, and the fatigue that comes from caregiving roles.
Background and approach
He also brings attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment, and codependency. In sessions he emphasizes day-to-day tools and steady progress. He uses methods that center acceptance, behavior change, emotion skills, and processing painful memories when helpful.
Conversations cover what’s happening now and practical steps to change routines, reactions, and thinking patterns. Gibbs wrote a self-published book, Humbug to Happiness, reflecting his belief that people deserve a more satisfied life. He has presented at local and national conferences on mental health and substance use and how those concerns affect communities.
He practices in Florida and works in English. People who choose him typically want clear strategies, compassionate listening, and help making shifts that fit busy family life and parenting challenges.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches David lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Approaches that fit online parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for parents feeling stuck by worry or guilt and wanting clearer priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and habits through concrete exercises and practice. It is often used for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood changes that affect daily family life. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses painful memories and intense reactions by using a guided processing method to reduce their emotional hold; it can help when trauma or abuse shapes current parenting or relationship responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and comfort. Plans are adjusted over time so techniques that don't fit can be set aside and those that help can be expanded.
Online appointments are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy family life. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options let people try different formats and find what works best for their schedule and day-to-day routine.
Questions people ask about David
What concerns does he commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting struggles, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related concerns like ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is his general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and conversational with an emphasis on real-life changes. He blends acceptance, cognitive tools, and emotion-regulation work to help people manage thoughts and behaviors.
How long has he worked in counseling?
He has twenty years of experience in mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring treatment settings.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds LMHC and LPCC credentials and practices in Florida with licensure noted as FL LMHC and OH LPCC.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats can sessions take place?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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