David Goodman, BACP
5 years in practice
David Goodman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who uses a person-centred approach alongside EMDR.
License and registration
- BACP
- 407568 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About David
David Goodman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who uses a person-centred approach alongside EMDR. He works in a calm, non-judgemental way and focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. He helps with stress, anxiety and depression.
He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, addictions and grief. Relationship issues, parenting strain and problems with sleeping are part of his practice too.
Background and approach
David explains things plainly and keeps sessions focused on what matters to each person. He treats clients as the experts in their own lives and offers space to talk through feelings and decisions. EMDR is offered when talking alone does not feel enough and a different method is needed to process distressing memories.
Over five years of practice, he has worked with people facing career change, compassion fatigue and other life transitions. He also addresses concerns such as abandonment, codependency, commitment issues and communication problems. Practical coping strategies often sit alongside deeper processing work.
Sessions are run in English and David accepts international clients. His BACP credential is shown as BACP, which indicates professional registration with that body. He aims to make starting therapy straightforward and manageable for people seeking support.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything David lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches David names
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Online support
Working with EMDR and person-centred approaches online
David uses a client-centred approach which means sessions focus on what the person wants to address and on listening without judgement. This approach helps people who need to talk through feelings, decisions or ongoing stressors and to build clarity and self-understanding.He also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories and linked emotional patterns and can be used when talking alone feels insufficient for resolving trauma or stuck reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most comfortable, then decide together which methods to try. This keeps the process collaborative and responsive to how someone is progressing.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face contact while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat can suit quick check-ins, shorter sessions or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make therapy more flexible for work, travel or different schedules, and help people fit support into their daily lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can David help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, addictions, grief and sleeping problems, plus relationship and parenting strain.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a person-centred approach that treats the client as the expert in their life and offers a calm, non-judgemental space to talk and reflect.
How much experience does he have?
David has five years of experience working with a range of emotional and practical concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is listed with BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How much does therapy cost?
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