David K Carson

It is a courageous step to commit to the process of therapy and put your trust in a therapist. Critical factors in choosing a therapist include that person’s training, life experiences, and years of professional practice. Clients need a therapist who is empathic and caring, yet also someone who is going to be direct and honest with them. I am a retired Professor of Counseling with over 40 years of experience of teaching and working in the field of counseling and couples, marriage, and family therapy. As a fellow struggler I fully recognize that sometimes we all just need some help along the way. It is my belief that “talk therapy” alone is often not enough to help clients heal from trauma and loss, resolve inner and outer pain and conflicts, and restore intimate relationships. I therefore use a variety of in-session experiential interventions to help clients personally, and in couple and family relationships. Therapy is an opportunity for clients to get in touch with, experience, and embrace their true Self, reintegrate alienated or conflicted parts of the Self, heal core emotions, take some new risks in life and relationships, and interact directly with others (in and outside of session) in new and sometimes unexpected but critically important ways.