David Caldwell, LICSW ~ psychotherapy and couples counseling in Washington, D.C.

Welcome! I'm David Caldwell, a psychotherapist and Clinical Social Worker in Washington, D.C., with an office in Georgetown. Let me share with you some of my thoughts about psychotherapy and counseling gained through more than fifteen years working with persons dealing with stress, conflict, emotional pain and troubled relationships.

My approach is interpersonal, supportive and direct. I focus on helping my clients obtain relief from emotional distress and develop strength and awareness to deal successfully with events that confront them day to day. I assist them in discovering how their negative and dysfunctional perceptions of themselves and others distort their experience and contribute to depression, isolation, and failure.

In my work with clients, I help them to come to a greater awareness and understanding of their feelings and thoughts. As they gain insight into how they conduct their lives, possibilities for change emerge. Developing more positive thoughts and actions can lead to greater connectedness with others, fewer feelings of alienation, increased capacities for joy, and less judgmental or derogatory attitudes toward themselves and others.