David Spann

David Spann is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 29 years of practice to his work. He is a LCSW and LISW who focuses on helping people manage anger, addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. He aims to help clients move past the obstacles that interfere with daily life and relationships.

He draws on wide clinical experience across outpatient, residential, and hospital settings, including work with service members at a naval hospital. That background shapes his view of how trauma, mental illness, and addiction affect family systems and individual functioning. He also blends his clinical work with experience in leadership, coaching, and organizational dynamics.

In sessions he uses several practical approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and an attachment-based perspective. He often pairs these with motivational interviewing to support change and with family-systems ideas when appropriate. The goal is to focus on real-life skills clients can apply between sessions.

He describes his overall style as strength-based and solution-focused, with attention to emotional and spiritual growth when clients want that. He has taught crisis intervention for law enforcement and led trainings for families and professionals on grief, communication, boundaries, and anger management. He works with people who are navigating grief, life changes, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are scheduled according to the therapist's availability; prospective clients should confirm current options when they begin the intake process.

Approaches that guide online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and coping. It can help people understand patterns in closeness, trust, and reactivity that show up in family or intimate relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and mood regulation by teaching specific tools to change thinking and behavior.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills can be helpful when anger or relationship conflict is frequent.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. That may mean combining approaches and adjusting techniques over time as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm which options are offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and use shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows continuity of care when schedules or locations change, while the therapist and client work together to make sessions practical and goal-focused.