David Wilde
Experienced counsellor focusing on emotions and resilience
About David
David Wilde is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with ten years of professional experience. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and problems with self‑esteem.
He also helps those dealing with trauma, abuse, addiction and intimacy-related concerns. He uses emotional work to help people notice and name difficult feelings. That often means looking at how past hurts still affect day-to-day choices.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to increase personal choice and build resilience rather than simply managing symptoms. People come to him for many issues including relationships, communication problems, anger and social anxiety. He also supports clients with eating concerns, ADHD, questions about sexual orientation and non-monogamous relationships.
His approach is practical and grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. In sessions he focuses on what is happening now and how emotions influence behaviour. He helps people practise new ways of responding and building healthier connections with others.
Over time the work is intended to reduce isolation and restore a clearer sense of life purpose. Appointments are available in English and can be arranged for international clients. Contact begins online by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session via the service’s booking process.
What David works with
Sessions & fees
How emotional approaches work online and in sessions
Emotional-focused work concentrates on helping people notice, name and make sense of painful feelings. It guides people to see how emotions influence their choices and relationships, and helps them try different responses. This approach can be useful for intimacy issues, grief, trauma-related reactions and patterns that repeat in close relationships.Evidence-based cognitive and behavioural techniques can be used alongside emotional work to tackle anxiety and unhelpful habits. These methods focus on practical steps and small changes in thinking or behaviour that reduce worry and improve daily functioning. Either approach can be adapted to suit concerns such as stress, social anxiety, ADHD-related difficulties and anger management.
Choosing the right approach is a shared task. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before, then suggest which techniques to try first. Clients and therapist review progress together and adjust methods as needed to find the best fit.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments and to keep continuity when circumstances change.
| 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
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
