David Stevens
Practical support for stress and life changes
About David
David Stevens is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He helps people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma, low mood and major life changes. He speaks plainly and offers a straightforward, down-to-earth way of working.
Sessions are intended to feel like a real conversation rather than a clinical interview. He listens without judgement and moves at a pace that suits each person. That makes it easier to talk about things that feel overwhelming or shameful.
Background and approach
His main approaches are client-centred and solution-focused methods. That means he pays attention to what matters to the individual and looks for practical steps that can make a difference between sessions. He adapts techniques to suit each situation rather than following a strict formula.
David works with concerns such as family problems, relationship struggles, career stress, coping with life changes, anger, self-esteem issues, and the effects of trauma or abuse. He also focuses on more specific areas like abandonment, fatherhood issues, caregiver stress, chronic pain and hearing impairment when these affect someone’s wellbeing.
He has three years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. If someone prefers online or phone work he offers sessions in those formats. To begin, a person chooses the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to availability.
What David works with
How David works
Listed by David among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How his approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help you make sense of feelings and choices, which can be useful for grief, low self-esteem and relationship worries.Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps that move things forward. Sessions zero in on goals and next steps, which can help with stress, career decisions and feeling stuck.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with the person to decide which methods suit their needs and goals. Sessions can shift over time as priorities change and progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and build rapport. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and written reflections that can be revisited later. Many people find a mix of formats helps them keep therapy consistent with busy lives and changing routines.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
