About David
Dr. David Wiggins is a licensed professional counselor with 40 years of clinical experience based in Virginia. He focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship troubles, trauma and abuse, depression, and attention difficulties like ADHD.
He aims to make the first step easier for people who are nervous about starting therapy. Clients can expect straightforward, respectful care. He works without judgment and adjusts sessions to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
He emphasizes practical skills that people can use between meetings to manage symptoms and solve everyday problems. His background includes long experience with medical and long-term illness issues, caregiver stress, chronic pain, and recovery after traumatic brain injury. He has also supported people facing divorce, workplace struggles, and questions about life purpose.
That breadth helps when problems overlap and one concern affects many parts of life. Sessions are collaborative and focused on clear goals. He helps people build strategies for concentration, memory, mood, and coping with seasonal changes.
The work tends to be skills-based and paced to what the individual can use right away. Dr. Wiggins places value on compassion and sensitivity.
He aims to help people learn tools, reduce distress, and move toward a more manageable daily routine. People who want direct, steady guidance to tackle practical problems may find his approach helpful.
Approaches and online options for practical change
Evidence-based techniques focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach teaches attention and organizational strategies to help with concentration, memory, and daily routines; it helps people who struggle with focus and follow-through. Another approach emphasizes mood and coping skills for anxiety and depression, using short exercises and behavioral steps to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. These methods are practical and aimed at making small, useful changes.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Sessions are collaborative so techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use face-to-face time when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short, frequent communication and can be useful for ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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