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David Tyler

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David Tyler, LPC

Tennessee

Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Self esteem work
  • Career and motivation

About David

David Tyler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Tennessee and Missouri with 10 years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress and anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem, career questions, addictions, and parenting challenges. He also helps people facing grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue.

David aims to help people identify strengths they already have and use those strengths to address current problems. Sessions are conversational and practical. He listens, asks questions, and helps people try out new ways of coping and communicating.

Clients can expect straightforward support that balances realism with optimism. He often helps people break large problems into smaller steps. He also works on skills like communication, managing strong emotions, and building motivation.

David draws on several therapeutic perspectives, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness practices, and narrative approaches. These approaches shape how he helps people understand patterns, test new behaviors, and reduce unhelpful thoughts.

People come to him for a range of concerns beyond everyday stress. His additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, body image, and substance use problems. He offers help in English and accepts international clients.

To begin, readers should follow the site steps to review online therapy options, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and working online

David draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy as core tools. Client-centered work focuses on listening, reflecting, and building on the strengths a person already has to address present problems. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete techniques to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit current goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress and needs change. This is a shared process that includes trying techniques and checking how they feel in everyday life.

The biography does not specify session delivery methods, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into daily routines, for example by removing commuting time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break at work. Online work can also make it simpler to maintain continuity when schedules change. Ask about available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions are arranged to fit your needs.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualityWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Tennessee, Missouri

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting issues, addictions, grief, trauma, and related topics listed on his profile.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He uses a conversational, practical approach that highlights a person’s strengths and tries out new ways of coping and communicating.

How much experience does he have?

He has 10 years of professional counseling experience working with a range of life and relationship challenges.

Where is he licensed and based?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Tennessee and Missouri and based in Tennessee.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options on the booking page before scheduling.

How are sessions billed?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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