Davalene Wilbanks, LPC

Davalene Wilbanks is a licensed professional counselor with 24 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, anger, and issues with self-esteem. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.

Davalene aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Clients can expect clear goals and tools they can try between meetings.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in Missouri. That experience informs a calm, steady approach when emotions feel overwhelming. She uses methods that help people change unhelpful thinking and build coping skills.

Davalene draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to identify thought patterns that feed anxiety and depression. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Solution-focused techniques help clients set small, achievable steps toward their goals.

People who meet with her often work on improving communication, reducing substance-related problems, managing chronic health or caregiving stress, or rebuilding confidence after difficult events. She supports each person in figuring out what matters to them and what practical steps feel doable.

Practical approaches for online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking, practice alternative responses, and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.

DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication that many people find useful when emotions feel overwhelming.

Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, achievable steps and immediate goals. It helps clients pick one or two practical changes to try and track progress quickly.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past, and then tailor methods to fit. Clients are invited to give feedback so techniques can be adjusted over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is good for in-depth conversations and working on interpersonal skills, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat and text work for quick check-ins or written reflection. These options make it simpler to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep momentum between appointments.