- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About David
Dr. David Ford is an LPC and LCMHC practicing in New Jersey with three years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, career concerns, and issues around self-esteem. His practice also addresses concerns related to LGBT identity, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, and guilt and shame.
Dr. Ford uses a person-centered approach that keeps the client's perspective central to sessions. He combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing when those methods fit the problem at hand. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and honest conversation rather than abstract theory.
In the room he listens for what matters most to the person and helps them name the thoughts and patterns that keep them stuck. For someone carrying guilt or shame, he helps untangle where those feelings come from and what they do day to day. Work can include changing unhelpful thinking, testing new behaviors, and building self-directed goals.
He has experience addressing racial identity, discrimination, and multicultural concerns alongside more personal issues like sexuality, self-love, and life purpose. He also supports people working through drug and alcohol addiction and workplace stress.
Dr. Ford draws on evidence-based tools while keeping conversation grounded and direct. He encourages honest dialogue about identity and values, and he helps people weigh options and try small changes. People meet practical plans they can use between sessions as they reconsider choices tied to guilt and shame.
How Dr. Ford blends approaches for online work
Dr. Ford draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing in his practice. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting the person's experience, and helping them clarify what matters. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors and helps people test and change thinking patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or guilt. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that helps people find and strengthen their own reasons to change behaviors like substance use or avoidant habits.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Ford aims to learn the client's goals and preferences and then suggests techniques that fit those aims. He works with the client to adjust methods over time, combining listening, skills practice, and brief goal-focused exercises as needed.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent traveling. It can also make it simpler to continue work between appointments, try behavioral experiments in everyday settings, and follow up promptly on new challenges.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, career difficulties, and self-esteem problems, and also addresses LGBT issues, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, and guilt and shame.
How does he approach feelings of guilt or shame?
He uses a person-centered style alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to help name unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce guilt's impact.
What is his clinical experience?
He has three years of clinical experience working with adults on addictions, racial identity and trauma, gender identity, sexuality, and workplace or life-purpose concerns.
What credentials and location does he hold?
He is licensed as an LPC and as an LCMHC, and he practices in New Jersey.
Can I work with him if I'm not in the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking since no specific formats are listed in the biography.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.