David Soffer

I work from Monday to Saturday.

I am an integrative psychotherapist with an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and seven years of experience working in mental health. I provide a warm and non-judgmental space for you to express the inner thoughts and feelings you might be unable to voice elsewhere.

I use an integrative approach that is flexible and malleable, designed to help you understand and overcome issues related with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and more. My integrative approach allows me to combine diverse techniques whose aim is to not only discover the necessary changes you could incorporate in your life, but also to bring into awareness the influences of your past and the true meaning of your current feelings.

My focus is on helping clients navigate interpersonal challenges (such as social anxiety, loneliness, and conversational barriers) as well as relationship difficulties (including unstable romantic patterns and dysfunctional family dynamics). I am also dedicated to working with those exploring the complexities of identity formation and belonging within a multicultural society. Furthermore, I offer knowledgeable support for clients navigating neurodivergent experiences and their unique challenges.

Whatever your struggles are, we will work to understand your unique difficulties and tailor a path forward.

Scheduling and Commitment

I offer flexible therapy scheduling, mainly weekly but open to fortnightly appointments, as continuity is important to see results.

The Initial Sessions (Assessment and Foundation)

First sessions will be focused on getting to know you, understanding your circumstances, context, and the roots of your issues. I will likely have a more active role asking questions to understand them better, or offer an empathic and quiet space for you to vent and explain fully. I will mainly assess your problem, allowing you to talk freely and make a thorough picture of who you are and why you are struggling. After this assessment period, I will provide more feedback, and offer interpretations to be discussed in the sessions.

The Ongoing Therapeutic Process

As sessions go further, we will allow for free association of new issues; the agenda is not linear, new goals and difficulties can appear, and we will give space to what comes up—we are not tied to work only in one direction. At the end, we will try to find links between past and present, and between problems and their possible causes. Alongside this exploratory process, we will eventually include solution-focused approaches and develop actionable plans to tackle certain difficulties, if this is something that we agree will be beneficial and appropriate.