David Gerard

Before I became a psychologist, I was an attorney. While many lawyers feel like they are making a difference, I never felt this way no matter what area of law I tried. In search of a more personally meaningful career, I pursued my PhD in psychology. Now, every day I get to have an intimate and immediate impact on the people I work with by helping them improve their lives. I feel fortunate to be able to do so.

I specialize in a type of therapy called AEDP that helps people overcome their anxiety, shame, and guilt. I can show you how to get in touch with adaptive emotions like anger, sadness, joy, excitement, and pride, and that when you do you can feel calmer, gain greater clarity about what you want, be more confident, and connect better with yourself and others.

By embracing their feelings, my clients develop more authentic selves who see that so much is possible when they have the clarity about what they want and the courage to get it. And they become more transparent and have deeper connections with friends and family.