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Dr. David Sperry, LMHC

Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Anger management Depression Coaching
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I consider it a sacred honor and privilege to walk with people through life difficulties, identify strengths and find solutions, all through a caring and supportive relationship.

My work experience started with military service. I have 15 years’ experience teaching college psychology courses, all while helping individuals achieve life goals as a life coach. The past four years have been most satisfying career years as I transitioned to full time counseling.

I earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in 2009. I also have certificates in family systems dynamics, life-coaching, and I am a nationally certified diabetes coach and trained in EMDR therapy. My counseling style interweaves wellness, solution focused, acceptance and commitment, and cognitive behavioral therapy. I’ve worked extensively with individuals through various levels of mental illness, families, and couples.

Professional experience

4yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Anger management Depression Coaching

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Cancer, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Military and Veterans Issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Somatization, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

WA LMHC LH61094284

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. David Sperry. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Dr. Sperry is willing to make time to talk to you regardless if it shows he’s available. He goes above and beyond for his clients he’s professional, courteous, and all around great at his job!

Written on Oct 03, 2022 after therapy with David for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, anger management, and compassion fatigue

Very empathetic and understanding, without being overbearing. Also very easy to talk to, and genuinely takes an interest in your well-being.

Written on Aug 30, 2022 after therapy with David for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, and self esteem

I've only had one session but Dr. Sperry is a really good listener and I can tell he's had a lot of experience and expertise in his field. He's really good at what he does

Written on Aug 29, 2022 after therapy with David for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue,

Dr. Sperry was able to help me get through one of the roughest times in my entire life. He recognized my deepest fears and provided tools for me to use to navigate an extremely difficult family issue. He is very experienced, kind, and authentic. I highly recommend his services.

Written on Aug 05, 2022 after therapy with David for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, and coaching

Dr. Sperry is an incredibly helpful therapist, and has excellent skills for working through trauma and moving forward in life with a feeling of integration and peace with life experiences. I'm so grateful for all his help.

Written on Jul 28, 2022 after therapy with David for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety

David has a keen ability to spot the source of many learned behaviors that are counterproductive and serve as obstacles to living a healthier and happier life. He's a great listener and has given me valuable tools as well as a new perspective to assist with getting me out of my default patterns of behavior. As a Veteran, former first responder, and harboring childhood trauma, David has definitely given me some introspection and is offering techniques that help to bridge who I am today with those things that happened in the past. It doesn't hurt that David is just a good all around guy as well, makes him easy to talk to.

Written on May 23, 2022 after therapy with David for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties