David Gibson
Helping you find practical steps forward
About David
David Gibson helps people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and relationship concerns. He works with mood and self-esteem problems, sleep or eating worries, ADHD and issues around intimacy. He also supports people facing workplace strain, midlife shifts, parenting stresses and problems linked to substance use.
He is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of experience in the United Kingdom. David focuses on building a relaxed, non-judgemental space where a person can say what they think and feel.
Background and approach
He encourages practical steps alongside talking, so sessions tend to mix understanding with small, achievable actions. David often uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to the person in the room. He also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot patterns of thinking that make problems worse.
Solution-focused techniques are used to agree short-term goals and quick changes people can try between sessions. In sessions he listens first and then helps set simple goals. He supports people through life changes, relationship conflicts, addiction concerns and grief by breaking big problems into manageable parts.
Practical strategies for sleep, stress and impulse control are introduced as needed. Online and remote formats are available, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. International clients can be seen in English.
To start, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and books a session according to availability.
What David works with
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Sessions & fees
Approaches and remote therapy that fit your life
David uses client-centred work which means sessions follow what matters most to the person. That approach helps people feel heard and sets the focus for what they want to change.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and helps people try small changes to shift unhelpful patterns. Solution-focused therapy is used to set clear, short-term goals and find practical steps that deliver quick improvements.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with the client and adapt methods as they learn what works. That way the plan can change over time if different strategies suit better.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when webcams suit them, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins or busy schedules. These formats make it simpler to book sessions around work, parenting and travel, while still focusing on the same therapeutic aims.
| 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
