David Rawlins

David Rawlins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. He has 12 years of experience and works with adolescents and adults facing depression, anxiety, career concerns, trauma, and related life challenges.

He aims to build a relaxed, non-threatening relationship so people feel comfortable talking about hard things. Asking for help is treated as a sign of strength. Sessions focus on the issues a person brings and on practical steps forward.

David trained with a master’s degree in counseling from Argosy University - Nashville and holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Siena Heights University. His work history includes community mental health settings, teaching counseling students, supervising counselors, and running a private practice in Lake Orion, Michigan.

He uses a mix of approaches, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These methods are applied to concerns such as eating and body image, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem difficulties.

In sessions he focuses on teaching skills for coping with stress and trauma, and on finding realistic ways to manage daily struggles. If someone needs help sorting through a problem at work or in life, he invites them to reach out and begin the process of change.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship, giving people space to talk and be heard while the therapist follows their lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches step-by-step techniques to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions, which can help with intense emotions and self-harm behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying strategies in session and adjusting based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and offering sessions when leaving work or school would be difficult. Discussing scheduling preferences and the practical details with the therapist helps align therapy with day-to-day routines while focusing on managing stress, trauma, eating and body image concerns, and other goals.