David Hanizeski, LPC

David Hanizeski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin with eight years of clinical experience. He focuses on creating an open space where people can say what they are dealing with and feel heard. David aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person’s pace.

He helps people facing stress, anxiety, and depression by breaking problems into small, doable steps. He also works with concerns around relationships, family conflict, and intimacy-related issues, offering straightforward guidance and practical exercises. For people navigating grief, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, or LGBT-related stress, he combines talk and skill-building to clarify goals.

David uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thought patterns. He blends this with client-centered techniques that prioritize each person’s perspective. He may also draw on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and psychodynamic ideas to look at repeated patterns over time.

Sessions are offered through phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging, and are paced to fit busy schedules. Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. He conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients.

David aims to work collaboratively, setting clear goals and checking progress along the way. He encourages people to start with a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a session when ready.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

David commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and attention challenges because it breaks issues into concrete steps and exercises.

He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening and reflecting the client's experience. That approach helps people feel understood and decide their own goals at a steady pace. When strong emotions or impulsivity are present, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be introduced to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right style is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide with each person what fits their goals and preferences. This collaborative approach means techniques can shift over time based on progress and feedback.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video can mirror an in-person conversation, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or camera use is difficult, live chat suits brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders and short reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity between sessions.