Family Therapist in Kenosha

David Meyers has been working as an outpatient psychotherapist since 2006, joining Aalto Enhancement center in 2014. He works with adults, youth and couples with most any issue or diagnosis, with a concentration in the area of youth and families. He has 30 years inpatient experience with intense focus in Trauma, Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit, and Oppositional behavior.

David has taught a Parenting Education and Intro to Mediation class for the city of Kenosha, and drew upon on his experience working with families, children of divorce and his training as a certified Divorce Mediator. He employs Psychodynamic and Cognitive strategies to support change, but can also be eclectic and has an interest in Jungian Analysis.

From experience David has determined that empathy and structure are not mutually exclusive but, in fact, both are necessary for lasting change; residing at opposite poles of one continuum.

“Open, Honest, and Direct.  This is my approach in life and in therapy.”

I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in practice for 20 years. I have specialized training and expertise treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD), social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, other anxiety and related disorders, including hair pulling, and depression. I utilize an empirically based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment approach including exposure and response prevention. This treatment is highly effective with all age groups. I see many children and teens as well as adults. I collaborate with parents, spouses, other family members, and other health care providers to provide the most comprehensive and effective treatment possible. My patients learn tools and skills that will serve them well for the rest of their lives, even above and beyond treatment for the specific issues that initially bring them to therapy.

“Small changes make a big difference.”

I am a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), since 2013, and became a CSAC (Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor), since 2017.   I became a psychotherapist to help individuals, families and couples make a difference in their lives. I use a strength-based perspective to empower my clients. I provide the tools they need to create the change they desire in their lives.

Being a part of their personal growth is the best gift of all. The theories I use include Narrative therapy, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Existential therapy, DBT, and Psychoanalytical therapy. My areas of specialization include grief/loss, substance abuse, anger management and stress management.

“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.”― David Richo

I find it a privilege to work with clients as they share their stories and seek out resolutions to their problems. Providing a safe haven for clients to express their feelings, explore their options, and find healing is essential to therapy and the foundation to how I practice counseling. Helping clients explore past wounds that are affecting the present is all part of the therapeutic journey.

I earned my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University in 2011 and began practicing at Aalto Enhancement Center in 2013.  My clinical orientation combines cognitive-behavioral, internal family systems, motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques.  I also believe in the importance of treating the client as a whole person, integrating spirituality with psychology, focusing on healing and growth rather than pathology. I work with individuals, couples, families and teens. My primary areas of interest include OCD, and all anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar mood disorder, substance use disorders,  PTSD, and personality disorders.