- 28 years experience
- LGBTQ affirming
- Adoption and foster care
About David
David Rossetti is a New York licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of practice. He focuses on helping people facing depression, anxiety, relationship stress, and trauma. He creates a straightforward, respectful space for LGBTQ concerns and for people dealing with adoption and foster care questions.
He listens for what matters most and helps clients name the problems that feel urgent. Sessions aim to improve communication, reduce overwhelming feelings, and build everyday coping skills. David emphasizes practical steps people can try between meetings.
His background includes long experience with issues around sexual health, military service impacts, and family of origin concerns. He also supports people coping with grief, hospice and end-of-life matters, and health-related challenges like HIV and AIDS. This experience shapes how he helps people manage loss and change.
David uses an empathic, collaborative style that keeps the client in charge of goals. He works at the pace people need, whether they want direct problem solving or a gentler process of understanding past wounds. Regular check-ins help track progress and adjust goals as life shifts.
People can expect clear, practical suggestions along with attention to identity and meaning. If you want help with stress, trauma, relationships, or issues tied to adoption and foster care, he offers steady support aimed at everyday improvements.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
David draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Cognitive behavioral style work focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It helps with mood, worry, and practical problem solving. Trauma-informed approaches pay attention to safety and pacing, helping clients process hurtful experiences while learning skills to manage strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. David will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. That process includes checking how methods feel in real life and changing course when something is not helpful.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, avoid travel time, and keep continuity when life is hectic. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules require a brief touchpoint. Ask about specific formats during the matching and scheduling steps so arrangements match your needs and preferences.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
28+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does this therapist help with?
He works with depression, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, stress, and LGBT concerns. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, family problems, and end-of-life counseling.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses an empathic, collaborative approach focused on communication and practical coping. Sessions mix listening with concrete steps to try between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He has 28 years of clinical experience working with people facing identity, sexual health, and service-related impacts. That long practice informs how he supports trauma, grief, and relationship issues.
What are his credentials and location?
He holds the New York LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.