About David
David Hopkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, solution-oriented care. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, grief, and depression. He aims to make the first steps toward change manageable and understandable.
He draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to guide conversations and skill-building. Sessions often include learning new coping skills, spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing ways to ease strong emotions.
Background and approach
The work is conversational and action-focused rather than overly clinical. Hopkins adapts plans to each person's situation. He listens for patterns tied to relationships, money, body image, or feelings of abandonment or shame.
From there he helps set small, achievable goals and checks progress across sessions. With eight years as a licensed counselor, he brings experience supporting people through life changes such as divorce, caregiver stress, and struggles with impulsivity or isolation. He aims to create a respectful and nonjudgmental space for those conversations.
People who seek help with mood disorders, anger, or addictive behaviors will find approaches that mix skill practice with talk therapy. Hopkins states that the path forward is a team effort, and he works alongside clients to find what feels most useful and realistic for their lives.
CBT and DBT tools delivered online
David Hopkins uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often involve tracking thoughts, testing beliefs, and practicing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT techniques can be helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when communication and impulsivity are concerns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to select methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is tracked. This helps make sure sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules. Video lets people practice conversations in real time, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or ongoing skill coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life while using CBT and DBT techniques.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English