David Francis
Calm, practical therapy for everyday struggles
About David
David Francis is a counsellor with four years' experience helping people work through personal difficulties. He holds BACP accreditation, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. David offers straightforward, down-to-earth support for those feeling overwhelmed by life.
David focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety and depression. He also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, grief and coping with life changes. He pays attention to issues around self‑esteem, body image and patterns like avoidance or codependency.
Background and approach
His approach draws on attachment work and client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas. In sessions he combines practical strategies with space to talk about past experiences that still affect daily life. This mix aims to help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping.
People can expect calm, steady conversations that focus on what matters most to them. David tends to use simple, practical tools for managing stress and anxiety, and he will work with each person’s pace. He also explores relationship dynamics and feelings like guilt, shame or jealousy when they come up.
Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. David explains how subscription-based sessions work and how to book a first appointment. He keeps language plain and approachable so someone reading on a phone can quickly see whether to take the next step.
What David works with
How David works
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
David uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when people struggle with trust, fear of abandonment or difficulty forming close bonds. He also uses client-centred methods that place the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, offering non-judgemental listening and encouragement to find one’s own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. That conversation is collaborative and may lead to mixing methods to match changing needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial expression and body language, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for those who want to process thoughts in writing or need more frequent brief contact. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family commitments and other life demands.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
