Supervised by Shawna Corley, Ph.D, LPC-S, LCDC, CCTP, NCC
Hello, I’m David.
The path that brought me to this work was built on real experience. I spent more than a decade serving as a combat medic in the Army while also working as a first responder in ambulance and hospital settings. I have stood beside people in moments of crisis, pain, and loss. I have seen what it means to keep going when the world around you is falling apart. Those years shaped how I understand resilience, silence, and the quiet strength it takes to survive.
I bring that understanding into therapy with a steady presence and a deep respect for the weight people carry. My work is about creating space to set that weight down. A place where you can breathe, be seen, and remember who you are beyond everything you have had to hold.
As a counselor
I work with children, teens, adults, and couples who are carrying more than they often say out loud.
Some of my clients are kids or teens learning how to understand their emotions, find their voice, and navigate the pressure of life. Others are adults who have spent years showing up for everyone else while quietly pushing their own pain aside. I also work with couples who want to repair trust, communicate honestly, and feel connected again.
Many come from high stress backgrounds, including first responders, veterans, and medical professionals, but that is only part of who I serve. What unites the people I work with is not their job or their story. It is the quiet weight they carry and the hope that something can finally shift.
Here, you do not have to hold it all together.
We take time to pause. We step back from the noise. We look at what is really happening beneath the surface. Together we build trust, clarity, and a steady foundation that helps you reclaim your strength, your voice, and your sense of self.
“Healing does not mean the damage never existed. It means it no longer controls your life.”
My Specialities…
Trauma is not just an event. It is the weight it leaves behind. The sleepless nights, the readiness that never turns off, the moments when the world feels unsafe even when nothing is happening. In therapy, we create space to safely unpack what your mind and body have held for too long. This work is steady, not rushed, and focused on helping you rebuild a sense of safety and trust from the inside out.
Trauma
Grief has a way of changing everything. It can silence a room, blur time, and make familiar places feel unfamiliar. Together we create space for your pain to exist without needing to be fixed. We work toward a steadier ground where loss is honored, your story is held with respect, and the weight of it no longer has to control every part of your life.
Grief & Loss
I work closely with teen boys and men who often carry their pain quietly. Many have learned to stay strong, keep moving, and say they are fine even when they are not. Therapy offers a space where they can speak freely, feel understood, and explore what is happening beneath the surface. A central focus of this work is helping them build a sense of identity rooted in authenticity rather than pressure or silence. Together we work on emotional regulation, healthy connection, and learning to stand confidently in who they are.