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David M Poles

MA LMHC 5667
Credentials
MA LMHC 5667
NPI Number
1912123571
Location
Massachusetts
Languages
English
David M Poles

Accepting new clients

23 years experience
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About David M Poles

I enjoy doing marital and premarital couples counseling, helping couples learn how to communicate more effectively and be kinder to each other. I also strive to help my clients in making meaning from adversity, feeling better about themselves and being better in relationships. Those who grow more quickly also enjoy learning and are open to honest but caring feedback.

Licenses

LMHC
5667

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Sleeping disorders
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Communication problems
  • Divorce and separation
  • Family of origin issues
  • Fatherhood issues
  • Guilt and shame
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Money and financial issues
  • Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
  • Self-love
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“It’s been a good experience so far.”

“David is excellent! He is vert approachable. We feel he is very fair and helps us to discuss and resolve conflicts in our relationship. We really enjoy working with David.”

“I am very pleased with this experience, David help us navigate through our tough moments and give us feedback and strategies that helped us understand each other better.”

“David has helped me to really reflect on myself and my own self-doubts that I carried. He really helped me understand why sometimes I relapse and how to not better myself but to learn that we can fall back and it is our option to rise again or stay on the ground. 10/10 would recommend him to help face yourself In an assertive way.”

“David so far has been very respectable and easy to communicate with. His goals and strategies resonate with my husband and I very well, and help us look at approaching new topics and receiving results in a different light. We always look forward to speaking with him.”

“he's kind and helpful”

“Very relatable and knowledgeable. Great approach.”

“David was great.”

“Good connection. Left the session feeling more equipped to handle things in my life.”

“David is amazing!!! His approach is excellent! He listens, asks the right questions and offers great advise with perfect delivery. The resources he offers are life-changing!!! He has helped me grow in areas I wouldn't have thought possible. Saving my marriage while enjoying my new life. David is highly recommended!!!”

“I have had some experiences I wouldn't wish upon anyone else and David has supported me and offered valuable insights. I look forward to our sessions”

“I’m just in the beginning stages. But looking forward to our next visit. I have hope.”

“Experienced and knowledgeable with good tools to help you.”

“David has excellent interpersonal and interviewing skills. He is very direct and honest, which is truly helpful in conflict resolution and self-growth. He balances his questions between each partner, making sure each person is heard and listened to. Even in our excited and upset state, when we may interrupt one another from high-strung emotions, he gives space for the interrupter to speak or for the other person to finish their sentence. He is wonderful at mediating and showing respect to each of us, no matter how we express ourselves. His questions really drive at the root of the problem, showing his focus on healing the relationship and our inner lives. He assigns homework, but in no way does it feel burdensome. It is actually a pleasure to do the homework because it actually benefits both the individual and the relationship. I especially like that Dave also balances between sharing insights from psychology theory and from his own personal life. This makes him more relatable, and it also makes the lesson he is attempting to impart easier to internalize. I look forward to continuing to work with David, and to healing my inner and outer worlds.”

“He’s given me some good suggestions so far on what i should start on in building self confidence”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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