Therapist profile
David Markowitz, LPC
Missouri
Missouri LPC - Stress and Relationships
Continue with DavidWhere David stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Missouri / 000788
- NPI
- 1225046493
- Experience
- 35 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
About
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
- Gottman-informed ideas
About David
David Markowitz is a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of clinical experience. He has worked with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and career changes. He also lists codependency among his focus areas.
Markowitz uses a conversational, interactive style in sessions. He listens and then helps people make practical changes. He combines client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral techniques and emotion-focused practices to address thoughts, feelings, and relationship patterns.
In the room he will help identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. He also pays attention to how relationships affect mood and choices. Sessions involve talking through recent events, practicing new responses, and testing small changes between meetings.
He draws on methods from Gottman-informed ideas when relationship patterns are a concern, and he offers hypnotherapy when appropriate for stress, habit change, or focused symptom work. He frames these as tools to try rather than fixed prescriptions, and he adjusts approaches as needed.
People who have felt overwhelmed by caregiving, trouble saying no, or living around another person’s moods may find concrete help in his approach. He encourages clear goals and practical steps. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-centered work emphasizes listening and reflecting. Online sessions allow the therapist to follow a person’s lead, focus on what matters now, and build practical steps from session to session. This approach helps when someone feels overwhelmed by others or unsure how to say no.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT sessions typically involve identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing new skills between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve decision-making.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on how emotions shape relationship patterns and personal reactions. In remote sessions the therapist helps name emotions, track patterns with partners or family, and rehearse new ways of responding to reduce reactivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss client goals, preferences, and what feels practical, then try methods and adjust based on results. That collaborative process helps match tools to the issues someone brings, including codependency and caregiving stress.
The biography did not list specific session formats. Confirm current options before booking. Many people choose remote sessions because they fit into work or caregiving schedules, allow shorter check-ins, or make it easier to join from quieter surroundings. These practical benefits can help maintain consistency with therapy without changing daily routines.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem, career challenges, and related concerns. Codependency is listed among his additional focus areas.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses an interactive, conversational approach that combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT and emotionally-focused work. Sessions focus on talking through problems and trying specific changes.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 35 years of experience as a counselor working with a wide range of adult concerns.
What are his credentials and location?
He is a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices out of Missouri.
Does he work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are in person, by video, or by phone.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.