David Hanizeski
Practical, approachable counseling for family concerns
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About David
David Hanizeski is a Licensed Professional Counselor who practices in Wisconsin and brings eight years of experience to his work. He focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family tensions. He also supports people facing intimacy concerns, grief, self-esteem challenges, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and issues related to identity and LGBT matters.
David aims to make sessions feel straightforward and approachable. He creates space for honest talk and listens without judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions are meant to help people name what is hard and try small, practical steps to feel better at home and in relationships. His approach blends methods that help people change thinking and behavior with ways of understanding long-standing patterns. David uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thinking and coping skills.
He also draws on Client-Centered techniques to keep the conversation grounded in each person’s experience. Over time he integrates ideas from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotional regulation and from psychodynamic work to look at recurring patterns that show up across relationships. That mix allows him to tailor work to a person’s needs rather than follow a single script.
People who reach out can expect a calm, direct style and help figuring out what to try next. He encourages small, manageable goals and practical strategies that fit day-to-day life.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room and focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so someone feels able to share what matters most. This approach helps when people need a space to talk through feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, low mood, or impulsive reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills training, supportive listening, or exploring deeper patterns over time.
Online therapy offers options that fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work from home, phone sessions remove travel barriers, and live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while using the methods above in ways that match each person’s routine and needs.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
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.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
Frequently asked questions
What problems does he address?
What is his therapy style like?
What training and experience does he have?
Where is this therapist licensed and located?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Can international clients work with him?
What formats are available for sessions?
How are costs and getting started handled?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to David
- Takes a few minutes to look through
- Nothing to set up just to read
- Stop at any point