David Coalter
Practical, evidence-based therapy for adults
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About David
David Coalter is a licensed professional counselor who offers straightforward, practical therapy rooted in evidence-based methods. He works with adults to address trauma, addiction, mood struggles, and relationship patterns.
Background and approach
He focuses on clear strategies that aim to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. He emphasizes restoring how the nervous system responds after trauma and helping people regain emotional balance.
Sessions often include tools to manage anxiety, anger, and mood swings. He also helps people rebuild healthier ways of relating after hurt and broken trust.
David uses approaches that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the Gottman Method to guide conversations and strategies. He adapts techniques to each person’s goals and pace, explaining steps in plain language and focusing on practical change.
With 20 years of experience and an MO LPC license, he draws on clinical knowledge and real-world problem solving. He addresses concerns such as depression, bipolar mood patterns, addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems, and coping with life changes.
Additional focus areas include attachment and family-of-origin issues, fatherhood topics, first responder stress, and forgiveness work. Expect direct, goal-focused sessions that aim to restore functioning and help people author a life they value.
David helps clients translate insight into everyday habits and relationships that feel more manageable and meaningful.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
David blends the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape online sessions that focus on change and connection. The Gottman Method offers concrete exercises to improve how people relate and communicate. It helps identify interaction patterns and practice new ways of relating in real time. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then take value-driven action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and shifting behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk through goals, personal preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, so the plan fits the client’s life and needs.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and feedback. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style prompts, or ongoing reflection between sessions, offering flexibility for busy lives.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Licensed in
Missouri
Languages
English