About David
David Kurfman is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and related struggles. He draws on 35 years of clinical experience to offer steady, practical support for everyday problems and big life shifts. Clients find straightforward guidance and a calm presence in sessions.
He listens closely, helps people name what feels wrong, and works with them to build coping skills they can use right away.
Background and approach
Conversations are direct and focused on what will help most in daily life. David uses a mix of approaches depending on the person and the issue. He relies on client-centered work to center the person’s goals, cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and habits, and psychodynamic perspectives when looking at long-standing patterns.
Solution-focused techniques help set clear, achievable steps when quick progress is a priority. He often supports people dealing with trauma, grief, mood disorders, panic, social anxiety, and struggles with anger or impulsivity. He also works with concerns tied to adoption and foster care, intellectual disability, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are aimed at practical change rather than labels or complicated theory. David practices in Indiana and offers services in English. He accepts international clients and uses formats that fit busy lives, so people can connect by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
The focus is on finding workable strategies and steady support.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people clarify what they want to change, which can be especially useful for stress, low self-esteem, and relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves setting small, testable tasks between sessions and is useful for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and ADHD-related challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or messaging can support quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility so people can keep therapy going around work, family, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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