David Potts, LCSW

David Potts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. He works with individuals across the lifespan, including teens, young adults, and adults. David focuses on everyday problems like sleep troubles, parenting strain, work stress, addiction concerns, and intimacy-related issues.

He uses a direct, open style and aims for steady progress rather than perfection. David combines practical tools with conversations that look at root causes. He helps people spot patterns, try small changes, and build skills for handling difficult emotions and situations.

His background includes work in outpatient and residential settings, and experience supporting people with mood disorders, ADHD, and persistent mental health challenges. He has also worked with teens who faced abandonment, loss, or past trauma including physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.

Therapeutic methods he draws on include cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical strategies, emotionally focused approaches, existential conversation, and mindfulness exercises. He adapts those methods to the person in front of him and adjusts the plan as goals change.

David describes his role as encouraging and practical. He helps people set realistic steps, improve communication, and cope with life transitions like separation, career change, or caregiving stress. He welcomes questions and supports clients as they try new ways of handling old problems.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

David frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused therapy in his work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes practical skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping with stress. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift the emotional patterns that drive relationship and intimacy issues.

He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and mindfulness practices to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. DBT exercises can help with strong emotions, impulsive behaviors, and maintaining relationships. Mindfulness work lowers reactivity by teaching simple attention and breathing strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That may mean mixing CBT skills, emotionally focused conversations, and mindfulness exercises over time.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, since specific formats were not listed in the profile. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit into busy schedules, cut down travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Online sessions also make it easier to continue therapy after moving or when coordinating across time zones.