David Parker, BACP

David Parker is a counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and 12 years of experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. He aims to meet people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. He encourages people who feel nervous about starting therapy and acknowledges that reaching out takes courage.

He adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. That means sessions focus on what is troubling you now and what you want to change. He uses a mix of listening, practical tools and reflective work to help people cope day to day. Sessions can include breathing and grounding practices, looking at thought patterns, and discussing personal meanings.

David draws on several therapeutic approaches to shape the work. He blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking when relevant. Jungian ideas and mindfulness practices may also appear in sessions depending on the issue.

Clients commonly come for help with relationship worries, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, coping after illness such as cancer, and difficulties tied to autism or avoidant personality. He also works with people dealing with caregiver strain, codependency, divorce and separation, and dissociation.

Sessions are conducted in English from his Kentucky location. He does not accept international clients. To start, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

David often integrates client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness in his work. Client-centred therapy focuses on attentive listening and helping people find their own solutions, which can ease feelings of being judged and support emotional processing. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical exercises to break unhelpful cycles, useful for anxiety, depression and stress. Mindfulness involves simple attention and breathing practices that help reduce reactivity and support grounding during moments of distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then shape the sessions collaboratively. This means approaches may shift over time as needs change and progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy can help people fit sessions into busy lives. Online work can make it easier to schedule appointments around caregiving or work, and reduce travel time. People should confirm current session options before booking to know exactly which formats are offered. The focus remains on making therapy accessible and useful while matching methods to what the person needs.