David Swineheart, LCSW

David Swineheart is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with three decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns. He frames sessions around respect and straightforward conversation. He aims to make therapy feel genuine and useful from the first meeting.

David draws on practical approaches to help people handle panic attacks, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy struggles, and the fallout from abuse or traumatic events. He also supports those coping with career strain, parenting stress, sleep or eating problems, and complex feelings like shame, emptiness, or guilt. His background includes work with people from different cultures and countries.

In sessions he emphasizes collaboration and building on a person’s strengths. He uses techniques that help people notice unhelpful thinking, try small changes, and repair emotional connection in relationships. Conversations are direct and focused on what will help day to day.

David also works with issues tied to attachment, codependency, commitment fears, dissociation, and compassion fatigue. He has experience with veteran and armed forces issues and with mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. He supports people who are dealing with self-harm urges and survivors of sexual assault and abuse.

People who choose him can expect a practical pace and concrete steps alongside listening and reflection. He encourages questions about approach and timing so sessions fit each person’s life. To begin, follow the site’s process for connecting and scheduling.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s goals and experience first, so sessions focus on listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own priorities; it is useful for emotional concerns, grief, and self-esteem work.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, panic, and depression symptoms; it often includes practical exercises between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, daily challenges, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. Some people find phone or video sessions let them check in during a lunch break, keep appointments during travel, or try shorter focused meetings when needed. Confirm current session options before booking to know what formats are offered and how scheduling will work.