Kasey David, LCSW

My change philosophy is guided by the idea that changes should be life-affirming, and allow you to represent yourself in the world in the ways you want to be seen.

My clients are women who want to get clear about what they need to do, align their values and priorities, and take steps towards change. They want to do more in their own service, so they can give back to the world in significant and meaningful ways. They want to embrace their diversity and authenticity as their whole way of being, and they don’t want to be limited by the ideology of the generation, stress, dysfunctional family patterns, chronic anxiety, or abusive workplaces.

I‘ve struggled with authenticity—doing the things consistent with who I am and loving the body I’m in— and chances are, you have too. According to the Irish origin, my full name means Brave Little Rock, but I’ve always felt more like an “anxious pebble.” To believe I could be brave, I’ve spent my time connecting meaningfully, speaking my truth, and honoring my authenticity. It’s my honor to now be able to do that for you.

Therapy is only as meaningful as your willingness to bring your truths to the relationship and trusting that I can hear everything you have to say. When we work together, we’ll be productive. We’ll respect one another’s truths, knowledge, boundaries, and resilience. We’ll be willing to learn and unlearn, emphatically discuss into the taboo (sex, money, and cultural messages), and give permission to be authentic and listen to your intuition.

You’ll walk away from therapy sessions with things to do, skills to work on, and a clearer path toward the kind of life you want for yourself.

Background & Training

My therapy experience and style has been crafted from successfully treating adults and children with Anxiety Disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder), Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD, Trichotillomania [hair-pulling]), Depressive Disorders (Major Depressive Disorder) in individual and family therapy, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Presently, I work in collaboration with a local University to provide supervision to their mental health interns. Prior to this position, I worked with a similar institution, as their Field Instructor and Liaison for over 2+ years. While teaching graduate social work students, interns, and post-graduate therapists, I followed the Integrated Developmental Model to meet learning needs. Prior to teaching, I was in the field for 5 years providing mental health services, conducting crisis intervention, and being a frontline healthcare worker. Through employment at the County of Riverside, Kaiser, alongside law enforcement—in person and online— I have amassed enough learning opportunities to teach confidently, ethically, and in a culturally responsive way.

Great leadership makes the difference in both the classroom and the field. From my continuing education through Cornell University, I focus on bringing women to leadership positions and accentuating diversity in the therapist workforce.

Supervision

I offer supervision that is modern and progressive, based in the view that in order to offer a service to our clients, we need to be able to honor our our own needs, advocate for ourselves in the same systems. Supervision is didactic and collaborative, and replicates the conditions that you will find in the field. If you’re interested in supervision services, please contact me.