David Goodman
Calm person-centred counselling with EMDR support
About David
David Goodman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. He uses a person-centred way of working alongside EMDR to help people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. He aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk and find clearer ways forward.
David meets people dealing with stress and anxiety, low mood, trauma and abuse, and problems with self-esteem. He also supports concerns such as addiction, grief, sleep difficulties and anger.
Background and approach
Relationship strains, communication problems and issues around parenting and fatherhood are within his focus too. He describes the person-centred approach as seeing the client as the expert in their own life. Sessions are led by the client’s priorities and pace rather than a fixed agenda.
EMDR is offered when talking alone doesn’t feel enough and clients want a different way to process distressing memories and stuck emotional patterns. David works with practical problems such as coping with life changes, career stress and compassion fatigue. He also helps people navigate feelings like shame, guilt, abandonment and isolation.
The work combines listening, reflection and practical steps people can try between sessions. Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients. He holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as his professional credential.
What David works with
How David works
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Sessions & fees
How client-centred work and EMDR translate online
David uses a person-centred approach which means sessions follow what matters most to the client. In practice he listens, reflects and helps people set small goals they can try between meetings. This approach suits people who want a steady, respectful space to talk through current problems or life changes.He also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR aims to help process distressing memories and stuck emotional patterns when talking alone doesn’t feel enough. In online sessions EMDR techniques are adapted so clients can work through difficult images and emotions while still being guided verbally.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. He will discuss options and collaborate with each person to choose what fits their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean starting with person-centred talks and introducing EMDR later if it seems helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets for face-to-face conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life.
| 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
