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David Teachout, LMHC, LPC

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Anger management
Video Phone Messaging

About me

I am a mental health counselor and therapist for individuals looking to address difficulties related to emotional instability, communication and relationship issues, identity struggles and trauma (of violent and/or religious origin). I work from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) perspective, focused on mindfully accepting without judgment the thoughts and experiences that we often attempt to avoid through various behaviors, with the goal of expanding your flexibility when working through the personal difficulties that come up in life.

I live by the philosophy of therapy that I use, attempting to live a life of careful acceptance of others as they are, without a judgment that blinds me to who they are as whole people. I do not style myself a guru or plan on having you as a client for the rest of your life. Instead, I actively am attempting to work myself out of a job, by helping build skills of thought and emotion you can use to move out of unhelpful and unhealthy habits into a more flexible and resilient way of living.

Professional experience

15yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Anger management

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Self esteem, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Attachment issues, Communication problems, Domestic violence, Family of origin issues, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Sexual assault and abuse, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Messaging

License information

WA LMHC LH61083733

SD LPC MH30691

Reviews

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David has been great! Helpful. When I have needed him, he is always there.

Written on Jan 29, 2024 after therapy with David for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

Brilliant. Quick, well-learned, well-spoken, and still feels familiar like you're speaking to a friend or a cousin

Written on May 31, 2023 after therapy with David for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

David has been very empathetic. He is no nonsense, good communicator and perceptive. A great sounding board and source of thought provoking, and behavior aiding nuggets.

Written on Feb 10, 2023 after therapy with David for 7 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues

David is experienced, focused, concise, direct, helpful, and if you pay attention you will get re-energized and sharper focus on next steps.

Written on Feb 01, 2023 after therapy with David for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, and compassion fatigue

David was awesome, he had a whole lot of perspective and was extremely caring. I am going to continue using the things he has taught me moving forward and I feel so much better. His observations and recommendations were very easy to understand and at the end of the day you can just really tell he cares.

Written on Dec 20, 2022 after therapy with David for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd

good dude

Written on Dec 20, 2022 after therapy with David for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and trauma and abuse