About David
David Swineheart is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Indiana with three decades of experience. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and life changes. He also supports those managing ADHD and related struggles with attention and daily routines.
He keeps sessions direct and practical. He listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals. Many conversations focus on day-to-day coping skills, problem solving, and building routines that fit each person's life.
Background and approach
David blends client-centered work with cognitive tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. He also draws on emotionally-focused and solution-focused ideas when relationships or quick shifts in coping are needed. This mix aims to help people feel steadier and more able to handle hard moments.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Expect a respectful atmosphere where strengths are noticed and steps forward are small and manageable. He also has experience working with people from other countries and cultures.
People come for a range of concerns including grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stresses. He can also help with issues tied to attachment, abandonment, codependency, dissociation, and guilt or shame. The focus is on practical change and clearer daily functioning.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on helping people feel heard and respected. In this approach the therapist follows the client's concerns, reflecting feelings and priorities so people can clarify what matters most and take steps they choose.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and testing them with real-life behavior changes. It teaches practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, panic, and many day-to-day problems like sleep or concentration difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. David will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust strategies if something isn’t helping.
Online sessions offer flexibility across several formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, school, caregiving, or travel, and they let people choose what feels most manageable for regular contact.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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