About David
David Benavidez is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Texas. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, or big life changes.
Background and approach
He aims to restore connection with others and with yourself in practical, down-to-earth ways. David uses straightforward conversations to help people name the problem and try new ways of responding.
He blends client-centered work with cognitive strategies so sessions feel collaborative and results-oriented. Expect a mix of listening, reflection, and hands-on exercises you can use between meetings.
He has six years of experience supporting people with self-esteem, motivation, and communication problems. He also helps with family-related concerns such as blended family issues, divorce and separation, and fatherhood challenges.
Additional areas of focus include attachment questions, body image, and navigating non-traditional sexual identities and relationships like kink and polyamory. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, achievable steps.
David often uses narrative techniques to reframe difficult stories and solution-focused methods to find workable next steps. He aims to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to daily life.
People meet him for help with isolation or life purpose questions, healing after infidelity, or improving intimacy and trust. He keeps language plain and practical so parents and busy adults can grasp ideas quickly and use them between sessions.
Approaches and how online therapy fits
David combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people make practical changes. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building understanding so people feel heard and can explore what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and manage stress effectively.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean using a conversational, exploratory style at first, then adding CBT tools or solution-focused steps to move toward clear goals.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when possible. Phone sessions can be useful when lower bandwidth or hands-free conversation is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing text-based coaching between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English