About David
Dr. David Roy is a licensed clinical social worker in California with decades of experience. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, anger, or addiction.
He also works with those facing grief, life changes, low self-esteem, and ADHD concerns. He speaks English and offers sessions that fit different needs and schedules. Dr.
Roy takes a practical, respectful approach in sessions. He treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on clear steps people can try between meetings, as well as ways to manage strong emotions in the moment. With 40 years of practice, he has worked across many challenges, including trauma and abuse, panic, post-traumatic stress, and issues common to veterans and first responders. He also addresses aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life topics, and relationship communication problems.
His background allows him to draw on a wide range of experience when planning care. Sessions are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving options for different preferences. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules appointments based on the therapist's availability. Dr. Roy emphasizes teamwork in therapy.
He listens carefully, suggests realistic goals, and helps people develop routines that support steady progress.
Approaches and online options that fit your schedule
Dr. Roy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical problem solving and emotional regulation. One common method helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns so they can reduce anxiety and improve mood. This approach is useful for depression, panic, and everyday stress.Another frequent focus is trauma-informed care that helps people process past hurts at a manageable pace. This work often includes grounding skills, pacing, and learning ways to reduce the intensity of difficult memories and reactions. These methods can help with post-traumatic stress, abuse-related symptoms, and persistent worry.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. He works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, symptoms, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what proves most helpful in sessions and in daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to care. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a full session is needed. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style exchanges, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy routines and different life situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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