About David
David Adames is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 18 years of experience. He centers therapy on practical steps and straightforward conversation. He believes people already know a lot about their lives and that therapy is about using those strengths to move forward.
His work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and recovery from trauma and abuse. He also helps people dealing with addiction, ADHD, grief, career strain, and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify what is getting in the way and build usable skills to manage it. David uses several proven approaches to tailor care to each person. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to clarify values and take meaningful actions.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address unhelpful thinking and develop coping strategies. Client-centered techniques help keep the conversation grounded in the client’s experience. Clients can expect a calm, direct style that emphasizes collaboration.
He works with individuals on boundaries, communication problems, codependency, and relationship strain. He also addresses issues like compassion fatigue, bipolar mood concerns, and challenges tied to family of origin. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can be scheduled online.
Getting started is straightforward: complete a short matching questionnaire and pick a time that fits your schedule. David aims to make therapy practical and focused on real-life change.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps. Online sessions can include exercises to notice thoughts and commit to practical actions that fit daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. Through video or messaging, a therapist can teach specific skills and track progress between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, concerns, and preferences. That process may combine approaches and adjust over time as needs change.
Online formats offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls suit deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let someone send updates, ask quick questions, or process thoughts between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep practicing new skills in everyday settings.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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