David Spann, LCSW, LISW

David Spann is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on grounded, practical work. He uses straightforward conversation to help people find relief from anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship problems. His approach aims to reduce life stress and restore a sense of direction and connection. He draws on 29 years of experience across outpatient, residential, and hospital settings, including work at a Naval hospital with Active Duty Marines. That background informs how he links trauma, mental health, and addiction to everyday family and work stresses. He also brings experience in leadership, program development, and personal coaching from corporate and agency settings. In sessions he blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. He uses practical tools from dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing to help people change patterns that cause pain. The work often focuses on communication, boundaries, codependency, and rebuilding trust after loss or trauma. David also offers help with parenting strain, blended family dynamics, and financial or career stress that affects relationships. He has long experience offering trainings and seminars on grief, anger management, and communication skills, and he draws those lessons into one-on-one work. People who want a cooperative, strengths-based approach will find a mix of practical skills and open conversation. To begin, clients complete a short intake and then plan goals and next steps together with the therapist.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past losses or disruptions affect trust and connection. It can be useful for relationship strain, parenting concerns, and attachment issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches simple, practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and stress reduction skills that support emotional regulation and coping with grief or trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. The therapist will review your needs, goals, and preferences and together you will try methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor which tools and practices are emphasized during sessions.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep regular check-ins around work or family commitments. Because this profile does not list specific session formats, please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to maintain momentum between appointments while still working on skills learned in therapy.