About David
David Rice, LCMHC, LCPC, helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship struggles. He aims to make therapy a straightforward place to talk things through and find practical ways to move forward. His style is direct but warm, and he focuses on small, manageable steps that add up over time.
David brings 22 years of clinical experience to his work. He uses approaches like client-centered work and cognitive behavior techniques to help people understand thoughts and habits that get in the way.
Background and approach
He also draws on attachment ideas and mindfulness to strengthen relationships and emotional regulation. Clients can expect him to listen closely and then suggest tools they can try between sessions. He encourages realistic goals and checks progress along the way.
He balances empathy with clear guidance so people can test new ways of coping. Over his career he has supported people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, and intimacy-related issues. He also addresses caring for aging relatives, blended family concerns, chronic pain or illness, and communication or commitment challenges.
David practices in Utah and conducts sessions in English. He uses a flexible, practical approach that focuses on what will help a person get unstuck and regain more balance in daily life.
Approaches that translate well to online care
David commonly uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and helping people set their own goals. This approach emphasizes empathy and partnership, and it helps with issues like low mood, relationship stress, and grief.He also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings. CBT often includes simple exercises and homework that are easy to do between online sessions and can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaboration helps tailor techniques to each person's situation and preferences.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and practice of new skills, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, chat can offer a quicker check-in, and messaging supports short reflections or ongoing accountability. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use approaches like CBT and client-centered work in ways that match a person’s routine.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Utah
- Languages
- English