About David
David Markowitz is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 35 years of experience offering practical, down-to-earth help for common life struggles. He works from Missouri and meets people where they are to figure out what matters most to them. Sessions focus on real problems and real next steps rather than labels or jargon.
He helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and addictions. He also supports those coping with trauma, parenting strain, career changes, bipolar challenges, and intimacy or relationship concerns.
Background and approach
Additional areas include aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency, and end-of-life or hospice-related matters. David blends somatic ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral tools. That means attention to how emotions show up in the body, careful listening to each person’s experience, and practical skills to change thoughts and habits.
He adjusts the balance of these approaches to match what each person needs. His style is warm and interactive. People can expect respectful, straightforward conversations that aim for clarity and usable steps between sessions.
The work often mixes talk, breathing or body awareness, and specific exercises to practice at home. Sessions are available in English and can be held online in a variety of formats. International clients are accepted.
To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How somatic and evidence-based methods work online
Somatic-informed work focuses on how feelings show up in the body and uses awareness of breath, posture, and sensation to reduce distress. It can help with trauma responses, anxiety, and physical tension that accompany emotions.Client-centered therapy centers on respectful, nonjudgmental listening and helps people clarify their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate to identify which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level and will adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video allows face-to-face conversation and guided body-awareness work, while messaging and chat can support brief check-ins and ongoing skill practice. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions and apply techniques between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English