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Supporting Healing Journey's

My therapeutic stance is nonjudgmental and collaborative. In therapy, I focus on helping families and individuals identify and obtain achievable goals.”
Being a therapist that values respect of others including their cultures and values allows for a much more productive session that can further the ultimate goal of healing and advancing the individuals and families on a daily basis. These values coupled with experience, therapeutic techniques, and therapeutic strategies have been proven over the years to add value and help in the healing process. Techniques such as solution focus therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and system theory allow clients to find the right strategies to help them in their everyday lives. My experience in the field has allowed me to gain a better understanding of individuals and their family structure with a firm belief you must work with the individual person's family to really help you improve. The most important thing for me as a therapist is to help our community find healthy solutions in their lives and assure that I do everything my training and experience has shown me to ethically and diligently help you.
Whether you’ve had some experience with counseling or none, I ask that you give me a chance to meet you and your family and help you achieve your goals. It is my goal to help you find what works for you and apply to everyday life solutions that work.
Thank you for the opportunity!
Hello, my name is David Congdon and I look forward to using what I have learned over many years of providing therapy to help you build on your special strengths to accomplish the goals you seek. It is my mission to provide you with a safe, friendly and positive experience while serving all your counseling needs and working with you through your healing journey. My work is always based on listening carefully to your wants and needs while working on accomplishing your goals. My work with post-traumatic stress begins with one basic premise, trauma is never the fault of the client. From there, we move on to working with you to always have a sense of safety and taking back control of your life the trauma has taken away.
My work with post-traumatic stress begins with one basic premise, trauma is never the fault of the client. From there, we move on to working with you to always have a sense of safety and taking back control of your life the trauma has taken away.
I treat most counseling and psychiatric problems. I always use approaches that are extremely safe for you, are built totally around what you want to accomplish, and provide extensive support for you. You are not alone in this journey, and I look forward to having the opportunity to provide the support and clinical expertise you deserve. I am here for you and have an orientation to be there with you in the difficulties you are experiencing. I see patients of all ages. In addition to solution focused trauma work, I am an accomplished family therapist and use mindfulness based cognitive therapy to promote progress. At the same time, I have a vision to the future where you will feel much better, based on you using the special strengths you have to accomplish the goals that are important to you. I am also a qualified supervisor for licensure candidates for LCSW and LMHC licensure. I am happy to work with you online using a secure HIPAA complaint platform to help licensure candidates achieve their goals. My approach to supervision is based on the licensure candidate developing a sound theoretical approach in counseling and becoming a truly therapeutic person in work with patients. As in my counseling work, I provide extensive support and work to build on the strengths of each candidate with whom I work.
Experiences
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Clinical Counseling Services
Dependency Case management
Alcohol Treatment programs
Director of Program Operation in Mental Health
Teaching and Developing
Emergency Services Clinician
Research
Clinical Supervisor
Grant Development
Clinical Consultant and director of accreditation for Mental Health Services
Director of Mental Health Operations
leadership positions with Aetna, University of Central Florida, Value Options, and Southeastern University.
Approaches Used
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Compassion Focused
Eclectic
Family/Marital
Gestalt
Humanistic
Interpersonal
Solution Focus
Brief Therapy
Mindfulness Based CBT
Trauma Focused Therapy
Telehealth-based
Qualified Supervision for Licensure
I am a qualified supervisor that has spent a vast majority of my career within the industry mentoring and assisting other professionals in the licensing process. I provide support and knowledge that can help fellow counselors succeed in their journey of becoming licensed. It would be an extreme pleasure to further assist you through the process. If you have any questions or in need of a qualified supervisor feel free to reach out to me so we can discuss how I can help you.
PUBLICATIONS BY DR. DAVID C CONGDON
PUBLICATIONS BY DR. DAVID C CONGDON
Journal of Social Service Research, 12, 1/2, 1988. (With T. Holland.)
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, June, 1989.
The Context of Health Care Policy: A Social Exchange Approach to Cost Effectiveness.
Measuring the Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment: Toward a Theory Based Index.
Measuring the Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment: Toward a Theory Based Index.
Towards a Construct of Employment for Social Welfare and Economic Productivity.
Towards a Construct of Employment for Social Welfare and Economic Productivity.
Gender, Employment, and Psychosocial Well-being.
Gender, Employment, and Psychosocial Well-being.
The Context of Health Care Policy: A Social Exchange Approach to Cost Effectiveness
The Context of Health Care Policy: A Social Exchange Approach to Cost Effectiveness
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, December, 1990.
In Feit, M. D. and Battle, S. F., Eds. Health and Social Policy. New York, Haworth Press, 1995, 181-194.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Infant Mental Health Enhanced Case Management for Dependency Populations
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Infant Mental Health Enhanced Case Management for Dependency Populations
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 7:5, 481-487, 2010.