David Thomas
Restoring balance in relationships and family life
LMFT Florida
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About David
David Thomas is an LMFT with 11 years of clinical experience who brings a focus on relationships and family systems to his therapeutic work.
Background and approach
He draws on training in marriage and family therapy and a background that includes a Master of Psychology Counseling with emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy and earlier graduate study in church music. His practice emphasizes restoring balance in how people live, love, and relate when interpersonal patterns become painful or disrupted.
He integrates client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused methods to address a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, bipolar mood issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, and intimacy-related problems. David also has focused experience with trauma and post-traumatic stress, adoption and foster care issues, family-of-origin conflicts, infidelity, cancer-related concerns, and compassion fatigue.
He accepts international clients and conducts sessions from his Florida practice using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. His approach emphasizes clinical assessment tools to guide treatment planning and promote efficient progress.
Outside of work he is married, has adult children and grandchildren, and shares his home with a pet cat named Soxy.
Online approaches for trauma and relationship work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and teaches practical strategies for changing them; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and many everyday challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist offers empathetic listening and support to help clients explore their concerns and build self-directed change. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing traumatic memories and reducing their impact on daily life, using techniques tailored to the individual's history and current symptoms.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to clarify goals, assess needs, and select or combine methods that fit personal preferences and progress over time. This collaborative stance helps ensure treatment stays relevant and responsive as issues evolve.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and circumstances. These options allow clients to access licensed professionals from different locations and maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Florida, Tennessee
Languages
English