David Rasmussen, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 20 years in practice

David Rasmussen is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 096754 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1689230922 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About David

David Rasmussen is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. He focuses on building a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what feels heavy and begin to find ways forward.

David aims to make the first step feel manageable and affirms the courage it takes to reach out. He draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to help people cope with low self-esteem, motivation dips, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Sessions often involve learning simple tools for handling strong emotions and developing clearer daily routines that reduce overwhelm. He also supports people facing loneliness, questions about life purpose, and issues around forgiveness and self-love. In conversations he prioritizes listening and straightforward feedback.

Clients can expect to set small, realistic goals and to practice skills between sessions that build confidence over time. David keeps explanations plain and focuses on steps people can try right away. Working by video, phone, chat, or text, he adapts his approach to what fits a person’s life and schedule.

He is licensed in New York as an LCSW and conducts sessions in English. David helps people move from surviving to making intentional changes that feel achievable. If someone wants a calm, steady clinician who values practical progress and steady support, his approach may be a good match.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

How evidence-based approaches work online

David uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach involves skill-based strategies for managing anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and thought-checking tools that reduce overwhelm in the moment. These techniques are useful for panic, ongoing worry, and day-to-day tension.

Another common approach targets grief and compassion fatigue by helping people name emotions, build simple routines, and make small meaning-centered changes. Work in this area often includes steps to restore energy, set boundaries, and reconnect with sources of meaning or self-care.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit their life, and adjust as needed. Clients help guide which techniques stay and which are changed so the work feels relevant and doable.

Online therapy with David is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls fit shorter check-ins or low bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be used for brief updates or between-session support. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy days.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does David most often address?

He focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. He also works on isolation, social anxiety, forgiveness, life purpose, and self-love.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He uses practical, evidence-based techniques and plain language. Sessions emphasize listening, simple tools, and small goals clients can use between meetings.

How much experience does he bring to sessions?

He has 20 years of professional experience working with people facing stress, grief, and related concerns. That background shapes his steady, pragmatic approach.

Where is he licensed and based?

He is licensed in New York as an LCSW and offers services from that region. Sessions are conducted in English.

Can people who live outside the United States work with him?

He does not accept international clients at this time. Sessions are available to clients within the regions he is authorized to serve.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Formats are chosen to match a client’s needs and daily routine.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Pricing details appear during the sign-up and matching process.

How does someone begin therapy with him?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The questionnaire helps match goals and practical needs.

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