Dave Boldebook
Experienced LCSW blending CBT and humanistic care
LCSW Maine
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Dave
Dave Boldebook is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with two decades of counseling experience. He earned a master’s degree in social work in 1998 from the University of New England in Maine and has worked in both community-based and residential settings with clients across the lifespan.
Background and approach
His practice draws on an integrative, holistic perspective that links physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual factors to overall wellbeing. He brings a human-centered, empathic stance to therapy and emphasizes an authentic therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change.
Dave uses a blend of approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy, client-centered methods, existential inquiry, and mindfulness techniques to help people develop practical tools and new ways of relating to difficult experiences.
His work focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, caregiving and end-of-life matters, and other life transitions. He aims to listen carefully, offer thoughtful challenge when appropriate, and support clients as they set goals and build strategies that enhance their lives.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Dave brings cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into online work to help identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach often suits people facing anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and many everyday stressors. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is also part of his toolkit and focuses on increasing psychological flexibility by helping clients clarify values and practice mindful acceptance of difficult internal experiences.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore which strategies fit their goals, learning style, and situation, and then adjusts the emphasis between skill-based methods and more exploratory, client-centered work as needed.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for scheduling and for connecting from different locations. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while using the selected therapeutic methods and practical exercises between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Maine
Languages
English