David Mattis

David Mattis is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma or life changes. He offers a calm presence and a straightforward approach so people can talk about what matters to them. David holds NCPS as his listed credential and works from the United Kingdom.

He focuses on practical support for depression, self-esteem and coping with change. He also helps with longer-standing issues such as attachment and abandonment, substance misuse, chronic illness or pain, and hospice and end-of-life counselling concerns. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort level.

David describes his work as grounded in empathy, respect and openness. He aims to build a steady therapeutic relationship where people feel able to bring difficult memories or current stresses. He adapts his approach to meet individual needs rather than following a single set of techniques.

In practice he draws on Client-Centred ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when useful. He also uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused ways of working to support change and decision-making. This lets him combine talking, practical steps and emotional understanding in sessions.

People who choose him can expect a clear focus on what they want to change. David will work with clients to set small, achievable goals and review progress regularly. He encourages steady, short-term progress as well as deeper work when that is needed.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

David uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on the person in front of him, offering acceptance and listening so people can work through difficult feelings and make sense of their experience. This approach is helpful for issues like low self-esteem, grief and loneliness.

He also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people test and change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression and managing stress through practical exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and then agree which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can be reviewed at any time if something doesn’t fit.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow sessions from different locations. It also means sessions can be shorter or scheduled around breaks when needed, which helps people maintain continuity while managing day-to-day demands.

Registered or accredited professionals use similar approaches when working remotely, and David adapts his methods to help clients make progress through focused conversation, practical tasks and emotional processing.