Therapist profile
David Spann, LCSW, LISW
North Carolina
LCSW and LISW - Addiction and Trauma
Continue with DavidWhere David stands
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- License
- LCSW, North Carolina / C008137; LISW, Ohio / I.1700680
- NPI
- 1316224470
- Experience
- 29 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- North Carolina
About
- Addictions
- Trauma
- Attachment work
About David
David Spann is an LCSW, Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in North Carolina with 29 years of experience. He works with people facing addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and codependency. He also supports those dealing with grief, stress, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
He draws on work in outpatient, residential, and hospital settings. That includes time at a Naval Hospital with active duty Marines. This background informs how he links family stress, trauma, and addiction to daily functioning. He also brings experience from management, leadership development, and personal coaching.
In sessions he uses approaches like attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness. He uses practical techniques such as motivational interviewing and trauma-focused CBT to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. He also addresses family systems and communication patterns when relevant.
For many years he has provided crisis intervention training for law enforcement and taught NAMI Family to Family programs for teachers. He offers seminars and group work on grief, communication, anger management, boundaries, and relational skills. Those experiences shape how he structures sessions and homework.
People who choose him can expect a focus on tangible steps - skill practice, clearer communication, and problem solving tied to personal values. To begin, people select the online therapy options button, fill a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How David's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relational patterns affect current relationships. Online sessions can look at interaction patterns and help people try different responses in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete experiments and skills to shift those patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies specific skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance that people can practice between sessions.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will review goals, history, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress or obstacles appear.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter focused check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills where they live and brings treatment into day-to-day routines without promising any particular format.
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Experience
29+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Ohio
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and codependency among other concerns.
What is his therapeutic style?
He practices attachment-based and client-centered approaches alongside CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people change patterns.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 29 years of clinical experience across outpatient, residential, and hospital settings.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He holds LCSW and LISW credentials with practice based in North Carolina.
Does he offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin 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.