David Spann, LCSW, LISW

North Carolina · 29 years in practice

David Spann is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 29 years of experience to his work.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C008137 · expires January 2028
LISW, Ohio: I.1700680 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1316224470 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 29
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About David

David Spann is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 29 years of experience to his work. He uses a practical style that helps people face addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship or parenting stress. He practices in North Carolina and meets people where they are in the moment.

He draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. He uses client-centered methods to follow each person's goals and pace.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools are used to change upsetting thoughts and build emotion regulation skills. His background includes outpatient, residential, and hospital settings, and work with military personnel in a Naval Hospital. That experience informs how he sees the links between trauma, addiction, and everyday functioning.

He also brings years of leadership, coaching, and program development experience to sessions. Sessions focus on clear steps people can take between meetings. David mixes practical skills, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness exercises to address symptoms and habits.

He also helps with communication, boundaries, and rebuilding intimacy after loss or separation. People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation, skill practice, and planning for real-life situations. He offers multiple ways to connect, including video, phone, chat, and text messaging.

Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to get started.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything David lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Coaching
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Workplace issues

Approaches David names

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Online support

Approach-driven care delivered online

David Spann uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns and to improve connection and communication. That approach can help with intimacy issues, blended family challenges, codependency, and trauma-related relationship strain.

He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and coping with life changes by teaching concrete skills to manage symptoms.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. He will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and life situation, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions work when video is not practical or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, send short updates, or have brief coaching and reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and other daily routines while allowing consistent follow-up and skill building.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does he address?

He helps with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and depression, and related concerns such as codependency and communication problems.

What is his therapy style like?

He uses an approachable, skills-focused style that combines attachment-based work, client-centered listening, CBT and DBT techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build practical coping strategies.

How much experience does he have?

He has 29 years of clinical experience across outpatient, residential, and hospital settings, and additional experience with military personnel in a Naval Hospital.

What credentials and location are listed?

He holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in North Carolina with those licensure designations noted as NC LCSW and OH LISW.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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