About David
David Martin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of counseling experience. He practices in Idaho and draws on long experience helping people with mental health and substance use concerns. He meets people where they are and works in a direct, straightforward way.
He uses a person-centered style that focuses on individual strengths and choices. He often combines cognitive behavioral ideas and dialectical behavior ideas with psychodynamic thinking when that helps.
How David works
Sessions typically focus on practical steps, coping skills, and understanding the patterns that keep problems going. David has a history of work in community mental health settings. That background means he has experience with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and substance use.
He also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, identity questions related to LGBT concerns, and major life transitions. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, attachment and family of origin issues, codependency and communication problems. He also addresses anger, bipolar concerns, dissociation, and struggles tied to addiction or recovery.
Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on his availability. Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
David lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What David works with
The areas below are the ones David selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Idaho |
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Online support options
How his approaches work for online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s needs and choices first. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people set goals they care about, which can be useful for stress, grief, and relationship questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on clear links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills and exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation helps shape whether more skills-focused work or deeper psychodynamic reflection makes the most sense.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as during a lunch break or between errands. It also lets people use shorter check-ins by phone when needed or have conversations without being on camera, if that feels better. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled and delivered.
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