David Rice , LCMHC, LCPC

David Rice, LCMHC, LCPC, is a licensed therapist practicing in Utah with 22 years of clinical experience supporting individuals and families through life transitions and difficult emotions. He approaches care with empathy and respect, helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, and depression. He also works with aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency and commitment issues, blended family dynamics, and other family-of-origin or communication problems.

David uses a collaborative, client-centered stance that empowers clients to set realistic goals and build practical skills. He integrates several evidence-informed methods, drawing on attachment-based insights to strengthen relational patterns, cognitive-behavioral strategies to reshape thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness and dialectical skills to increase emotional regulation and present-moment awareness. His style balances compassion with gentle challenge to encourage growth and lasting change.

Credentials noted after his name reflect his professional licensure - LCMHC indicates Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and LCPC indicates Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - both titles that denote graduate-level training and state licensing to provide clinical counseling. David conducts therapy in English and offers multiple remote session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase accessibility and fit care into clients' lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

David draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early and close relationships shape present-day patterns, helping clients build safer, more secure connections and repair relational difficulties. Client-centered therapy is central to his work, offering an empathic, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the pace and focus while the therapist provides support and validation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress and improve problem-solving skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and David collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts techniques over time so therapy remains practical and personally meaningful.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and allow clients to access licensed professionals from home or another convenient location. These formats support continuity of care and flexibility, enabling therapy to continue despite travel, work commitments, or caregiving responsibilities.