David Swain

You’re feeling stuck despite functioning well on the outside. You may live with chronic anxiety, shame, emotional numbness, people-pleasing, or a harsh inner critic. Perhaps you learned early to suppress your needs, stay alert to others, or become highly capable before you were ready. For some, these patterns also appear as compulsive porn use, substance use, or other behaviors that bring temporary relief but feel increasingly difficult to control. There may not be one event you call “trauma,” yet something deeper continues to shape how you feel, relate, and cope. If this sounds familiar, you’re not broken—and you’re not alone.

With more than a decade in addiction and mental health counseling, I help adults understand and heal survival patterns associated with complex trauma. Together, we can address both the behavior concerning you now and the deeper experiences keeping it in place—with compassion rather than shame, so change can be grounded and lasting.

Clients often share that they feel deeply understood and safe in our work together. My style is warm, thoughtful, laid back, and collaborative. I work well with people who are cautious about therapy, skeptical of labels, or tired of coping advice that hasn’t created lasting change. If this resonates with you, email me for a free 15-minute consult today.