About David
David Burkett is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Arizona. He has seven years of experience helping people who feel stuck by depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship difficulties. He creates a welcoming space where people can talk about hard things without judgment.
He focuses on clear, practical steps people can use day to day. Sessions often cover how thoughts and behaviors affect mood, how attachment patterns shape relationships, and skills for handling stress.
Background and approach
David uses plain language and a collaborative tone so people know what to expect and can try small changes between sessions. People come to him for many concerns including abandonment wounds, communication problems, codependency, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and struggles after separation or divorce.
He also works with issues like commitment anxiety, control problems, and feelings of emptiness tied to family of origin. David blends several approaches to match a person’s needs. He may use acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thinking, or attachment-focused work to rebuild connection patterns.
The work is paced to each person’s comfort and goals. Appointments are practical and goal-oriented without feeling rushed. David aims to help people build skills, reduce distress, and strengthen relationships in ways that fit their everyday lives.
Practical approaches for online emotional work
David often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and feelings of emptiness. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, helping people understand and change how they relate to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with the client to pick methods that fit their goals and comfort level. That might mean combining ACT skills with attachment-focused conversations or using client-centered listening to set the pace of change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is low, live chat offers a quick check-in during a busy day, and text messaging supports brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English