About David
David Spellman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida. He brings 11 years of professional experience to his work and focuses on practical help for concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and ADHD. He speaks English and offers several online session formats to fit different needs.
He trained at Stetson University, earning a master’s degree in Mental Health with a dual certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Background and approach
Early internships included work at a community mental health program and a crisis unit, where he gained hands-on experience in short-term crisis response and coordination. In his career he has worked across hospital and community settings, including a role as a state hospital liaison. That work involved coordinating care and working with complex cases in both civilian and forensic contexts.
He also opened a independent practice in Orange City, Florida, in October 2019. In therapy he uses client-centered methods to build rapport and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also draws on narrative and solution-focused approaches to help people reframe struggles and set achievable goals.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to communication and practical steps. People come to him for many concerns beyond mood and anxiety, such as addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. He also lists specialized focus areas like impulsivity, communication problems, and commitment issues.
Therapy sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Costs vary with location and the subscription model can be canceled at any time.
Approach-driven online care and practical tools
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience first. The therapist provides empathy and reflection so people feel heard and can speak openly about stress, relationship struggles, or life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It uses clear exercises and steps to change unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new coping skills for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges.
Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from a problem by looking at the story they tell about their life. Reframing that story can reduce shame and open up new possibilities for relationships and personal goals.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods that match those needs. Adjustments are made over time so work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited, chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging helps keep a running conversation between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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