David has been providing counselling, therapeutic group work and mental health and wellbeing education to individuals, couples and organisations for over twenty years. David has over 5000 hours of counselling experience, helping people with a wide range of presenting issues such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, complex relational, developmental and behavioural challenges as well as working with trauma, addiction and sexual assault.
Working in the humanistic tradition David strives to help people find or regain their personal agency and self-compassion with a view to them living their best life. One of David’s favourite quotes that mirrors his passion is to help people ‘Go confidently in the direction of your dreams’ Thoreau
David is an elected leader of the Victorian branch of PACFA, the Psychotherapists and Counsellors federation of Australia, he has post graduate training in Counselling and Psychotherapy, along with a Master of Research, a Master of Professional Education and Training and is a PhD Candidate focusing on Health Literacy, Empowerment and young people. David works with people of all ages and in a variety of settings including specialised work in the construction industry, university settings and general private practice work in the community.