David Spann

David Spann is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people move past trauma, addiction, anxiety, and major life changes. He uses practical, relationship-focused methods to help clients reduce stress and rebuild day-to-day functioning. David draws on nearly three decades of clinical experience to guide conversations toward clearer choices and healthier relationships.

He combines approaches that center relationships and individual strengths. That means sessions often look at how attachment, stress, and communication affect feelings and behavior. He also uses cognitive tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and mindfulness practices to manage strong emotions.

David's background includes work in outpatient clinics, residential settings, and hospitals. He has experience with military populations from time spent at a Naval Hospital working with Active Duty Marines. That history informs his understanding of trauma, addiction, and persistent mental health concerns and how they ripple through daily life.

Outside clinical settings he has led leadership and program development efforts, offered training in crisis intervention, and taught community education programs on grief, communication, and anger management. Those roles shaped a practical, skills-based approach that emphasizes real-world tools.

In sessions he aims for direct, collaborative work. Clients can expect clear goals, skill practice, and conversation about patterns in relationships. He is based in North Carolina and brings a strengths-based, solution-focused perspective to problems large and small.

How relational and cognitive methods translate to online therapy