David Tyler, LPC

David Tyler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. He is licensed in Tennessee and Missouri and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, and career challenges.

He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what feels hard. Sessions emphasize listening first, then working together to identify personal strengths that can be used to solve problems. He describes his style as compassionate, optimistic, and curious while staying grounded in real-life concerns.

David uses straightforward methods to help people build clearer thinking and practical habits. He draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and client-centered approaches to follow each person's pace and goals. Mindfulness and narrative ideas also appear when helpful to reduce reactivity and reshape difficult stories people tell about themselves.

People come to him for many issues, including grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, caregiver stress, body image, commitment and communication problems, and coping with major life changes. He also supports people navigating adoption or foster care, aging concerns, and medical-related stresses like cancer.

He encourages small, doable steps toward change and focuses on what clients already do well. That practical focus aims to build confidence and forward motion without overwhelming someone who is anxious or worn out.

How his approaches translate to online care

David combines client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to help people make practical changes. Client-centered work means he listens closely and follows the client's pace, helping them set goals that matter. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to improve mood and reduce anxiety.

He also draws on mindfulness techniques to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity, and narrative ideas to help people rewrite limiting stories they carry. These approaches are explained in plain terms during sessions and applied to everyday situations like parenting, work stress, or relationship worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level in a collaborative way. That may mean trying a short CBT exercise one week and a reflective client-centered conversation the next.

Confirm the therapist's current online session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online work can make scheduling easier, allow quicker check-ins during busy weeks, and reduce travel time so therapy fits into daily life more readily.