About David
David LaBua is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 24 years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people who are navigating relationship stress, family conflict, intimacy concerns, and career transitions.
Background and approach
He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. David shapes conversation and care around what matters most to each client.
He listens for patterns around attachment, communication, control, and boundaries, then helps people try different ways of relating. Sessions are practical and aimed at changing what happens between people and within daily life.
He also works with issues that often come up alongside relationship problems, such as feelings of abandonment, guilt or shame, and struggles with self-love. Financial strain, midlife shifts, and questions about life purpose are common topics he helps people talk through.
Divorce and separation conversations focus on managing emotions and practical next steps. David tries to make the process clear and manageable.
He describes options, co-creates goals, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. The work can include short-term problem solving or longer conversations about patterns that keep repeating.
People can expect a calm, straightforward style that aims to build stronger communication and healthier boundaries. He supports clients as they practice new skills and make choices that reflect their values.
Practical approaches for online relationship and life work
David uses established evidence-based techniques that focus on behavior, communication, and emotional patterns. One approach concentrates on improving communication skills and problem solving so partners and family members can reduce conflict and make clearer agreements. Another approach focuses on attachment and abandonment themes, helping people understand their relationship reactions and try new ways of connecting.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend methods to try. That collaboration makes it easier to adjust methods if something isn’t working or to blend techniques based on how progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video calls let people read facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a session fits into a short break. Chat or messaging can work for brief check-ins, homework, or people who prefer writing. These formats help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English