David Alvarez
Practical support for stress and life changes
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About David
David Alvarez is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. He presents a calm, straightforward style that aims to make conversations feel practical and manageable. Parents reading on a phone will find short, clear guidance and a focus on everyday steps they can try between sessions.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on method that looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions to reduce distress.
Background and approach
Sessions include talking through specific problems, trying small changes, and checking what helps. David also draws on motivational interviewing to support commitment to change and to build goals that fit a person's life. David trained at Montclair State University where he earned a Master of Arts in Counseling.
He has five years as an LPC and decades of broader work in mental health settings before licensure. That background includes both individual and group treatment in hospital and residential environments. In practice he listens for patterns that keep problems going and helps clients test new approaches in real life.
Conversations are meant to be practical and paced to what each person can manage. The therapist will work with clients to set clear goals and a step-by-step plan to move forward. David offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How David Uses CBT Online and Makes it Work for You
David uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different actions. CBT sessions focus on clear problems, simple experiments to test new behaviors, and practical homework to see what changes feel useful. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood concerns.He also brings motivational interviewing techniques into remote sessions to support commitment and clarify goals. That approach helps people identify what matters most and to choose steps they are ready to try. The therapist will work collaboratively to pick tools that fit the client's goals and comfort level.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging allows flexible scheduling around family and work. These formats let people check in between sessions, review strategies, and get support when a quick conversation helps. The focus is on making therapy practical and accessible while tailoring the approach to each person's needs and preferences.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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