Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Brian works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Brian
Brian Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and stressful life moments. He offers calm, straightforward support for concerns such as anger, anxiety, depression, addiction, and sleep or eating difficulties. Brian speaks English and brings 12 years of clinical experience to his sessions.
He keeps talk practical and grounded. Sessions often look at what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and which small changes might make daily life easier.
Background and approach
He uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from mindfulness to build steadier moments between reactions. Brian also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to help people tolerate distress and improve emotion regulation. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants to change habits but feels stuck.
Existential approaches support people who are wrestling with meaning, loss, or major life shifts. Clients can expect a straight talk, empathetic style that balances ideas with concrete steps. Brian aims to help people name their feelings, try new coping tools, and then notice what works.
He believes small, steady changes add up to better functioning and more control over daily reactions. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The subscription-based scheduling model is used and can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to therapist availability.
What Brian works with
Everything Brian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Brian's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brian lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Brian integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy into online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and then try small behavior changes to see different outcomes. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches practical skills for tolerating distress, managing intense emotions, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay focused and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varying schedules and needs. Video is useful for a fuller session feel, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text can support brief check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use therapy tools in everyday moments.
Questions people ask about Brian
What kinds of problems does he address?
He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
What is his general approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on clear, practical strategies. He combines cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, DBT skills, and motivational interviewing to help people manage emotions and change habits.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 12 years of experience as a clinician and additional background in social work prior to clinical practice.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and the subscription model is used, which can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.