I'm David Bradshaw, I am from Washington State and I have lived here my whole life. I have my M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and my B.S. in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and I have been practicing since October 2018. I was born in 1990 and I currently live in Birch Bay WA. I'm an avid reader, and I also enjoy Yoga, Meditation, and Martial Arts. I'm a bit of a nerd as well and I build my own desktop computers. I also enjoy camping and backpacking. I would say the Pasayten Wilderness Area is one of my happy places. I started out my career working in Corrections and Law Enforcement for five years before becoming a Mental Health Counselor. As a mental health counselor, I started my career working with teenagers in an intensive wraparound treatment program, where I would also work with the whole family. I am a true general practitioner and have experience treating clients with nearly every type of mental health concern.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, 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, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, 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, 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, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
WA LMHC LH61096847
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He is caring, patient, and not afraid to point out things you may miss in your personal life, even if it's a difficult subject to discuss. He's always polite and intuitive about that, never pushing you further than you're ready to go at the moment. I've learned a lot from him, and now have a much clearer picture of how to move forward with my therapy needs and personal life.
Written on Nov 10, 2021 after therapy with David for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
David Bradshaw is a great therapist, his work history has really given him a wonderful amount of experience, insight, and understanding of the very tough and traumatic lives some people lead and have lead. As well as the different cultural expectations those people may experience. He is a very open minded person and has a very approachable energy. I would recommend him to anyone that has had a tough life and needs a therapist to be understanding &mindful of their cultural upbringing. Needless to say he is the best for those who are really "broken" inside.
Written on Jul 26, 2021 after therapy with David for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd
I enjoy the ease of talking through chat and for my own time. With my busy schedule this makes it super easy and convenient for me.
Written on May 17, 2021 after therapy with David for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
We have had only one session, but the back and forth writing on the website - being able to introduce myself and my life ahead of the first session and between sessions is invaluable.
David asks the right questions - to the point. I know he is actively listening because of those questions - and the process continues between sessions with very timely responses to my long missives about my crazy life.
David has had personal experience with substance abuse and I immediately felt like we were on the same page. I felt comfortable enough to drop my Zoom background and just be me, in my house.
I am looking forward to our next session.
Written on May 03, 2021 after therapy with David for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and anger management