About David
David Lanzillotti is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 23 years of experience. He helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, career questions, and major life changes. He aims to make the first step easier by offering steady support and practical guidance.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what bothers them. Sessions focus on understanding the problem together and setting clear, achievable goals.
Background and approach
He encourages honest sharing so work in therapy can move forward. David treats difficulties like overwhelming stress, persistent worry, and the pain of loss with straightforward tools. He also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, body image, and caregiver stress.
He helps people develop skills for anger management, communication, and decision-making around commitment and control issues. His approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. After listening closely, he and the client agree on practical steps to try between sessions.
Progress is checked regularly and plans are adjusted as needed. Sessions are offered in English and are available in several formats to fit different needs. David uses his long experience to guide problem solving while keeping the work focused and manageable.
He aims to help people regain balance and move toward a more satisfying everyday life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
David uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and problem solving. One common approach is structured problem-solving, which breaks big problems into small steps and teaches skills to handle stress and decision-making. This method helps with anxiety, career choices, and coping with life changes.An additional emphasis is on communication and relationship skills. Sessions include practicing clear ways to express needs, set boundaries, and manage conflict, which can improve strained relationships and reduce codependent patterns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist listens to your concerns, goals, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then you and the therapist try methods that fit your needs and adjust them over time in a collaborative way.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, coping tools between appointments, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English