David Ramstad
Compassionate, direct therapy for practical change
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About David
David Ramstad is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 22 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. He brings a straightforward, warm style that balances compassion with clear feedback. He respects how much courage it takes to reach out and focuses on listening first.
Many people come to him feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. His work centers on practical conversations that aim to be useful in daily life.
Background and approach
He listens for what matters most and helps people consider different ways to respond to stress, grief, addiction, relationship strain, or big life changes. Sessions are collaborative - the client’s goals guide what happens next. David draws from several therapy approaches, including client-centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and existential ideas.
He blends these tools with personal life experience to keep the work grounded and applicable. That means sessions often mix emotion-focused conversation, skills practice, and gentle challenges to habits that aren’t helping. Parents worried about family pressures or parenting challenges can expect clear, practical steps alongside emotional support.
He can talk about communication, boundaries, and patterns that repeat across generations. The aim is to build small changes that feel manageable at home. Sessions with David are offered from Colorado and are conducted in English.
He also accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy centers on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective leads the work. In practice this means the therapist reflects what you say and helps you find your own solutions, which can be useful for stress, self-esteem, and communication concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors. It often includes simple exercises to practice between sessions and works well for anxiety, depression, and habit-based problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It teaches concrete tools for distress tolerance and communication that people can use in everyday family and work situations.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your needs, goals, and preferences and recommend a mix of methods that make sense for your situation. That collaborative process helps shape a plan you can actually use.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for busy schedules or distant locations. These formats let people fit sessions around work, caregiving, and travel while still accessing licensed professionals and consistent support.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
Next step
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- Takes a few minutes
- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point