David Sullivan, LCPC, LPC

David Sullivan offers straightforward, goal-focused support for people facing anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, relationship strain, grief, and major life changes. He presents a calm, practical approach and helps clients clarify what matters to them. David uses clear tools so people can make steady progress toward their goals.

David holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Master of Divinity, and he lists 23 years of experience in the mental health field. He is credentialed as an LCPC and an LPC. He prefers to match his work to each person’s values and goals rather than imposing beliefs.

His practice emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that keep problems going. He also draws on client-centered methods that focus on the person’s perspective, and on motivational techniques when people want help finding reasons to change. Mindfulness and existential ideas help people sit with difficult feelings and consider what matters most in life.

David commonly helps people with trauma and abuse recovery, intimacy and relationship questions, parenting stress, career decisions, sleep and eating struggles, chronic illness, and attention-related concerns. He also supports people dealing with loss, compassion fatigue, and co-occurring problems like bipolar disorder and substance use.

He works with clients across Michigan and internationally. Sessions can be arranged in formats that suit different schedules and needs. David aims for practical steps people can use between meetings to feel more in control of daily life.

How David blends therapy approaches online

David often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and many day-to-day struggles that respond to practical change.

He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening to the person’s experience and building goals from their values. That approach helps when someone needs support sorting priorities, exploring meaning, or making a life decision. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help finding internal reasons to change, such as with substance use or establishing healthier habits.

Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. He takes a collaborative stance and checks in about goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what works for their schedule and comfort. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a break at work or save bandwidth, and messaging works for quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent when life gets busy.