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Davalene Wilbanks, LPC
Missouri
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Addictions
See online therapy options- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Solution-focused
About Davalene
Davalene Wilbanks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 24 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and address issues like anger, depression, low self-esteem, and motivation. She also supports adults and adolescents facing relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
Her approach is practical and structured. She uses clear tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. Sessions focus on short-term strategies and skills people can practice between meetings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy as fits the client's goals.
In session she works with clients to talk through current problems and set concrete, achievable goals. She emphasizes skill-building for emotion regulation, communication, and problem solving. Work may include tracking patterns, practicing alternative responses, and planning small behavior changes.
Her experience includes longstanding work with substance use and anger, and with common mood concerns such as depression and anxiety. She also addresses practical family and caregiving stresses, blended family issues, and challenges that come with aging or chronic illness. Treatment balances immediate needs and longer-term coping skills.
People interested in starting are invited to use the site process to match and schedule a first session. The therapist accepts English-speaking clients and sees international clients through the platform.
How CBT, DBT, and solution-focused work in online sessions
Many of her methods focus on clear, teachable skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and test alternative ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes practical skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on concrete goals and small steps that move people toward what they want to change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is tracked and goals change.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and offering ways to continue work between appointments. Discuss practical arrangements and any format questions during the matching process so sessions can be scheduled to suit your routine.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction issues, anger, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, trauma and grief among other topics.
How does she typically approach therapy?
She uses practical, structured methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses, drawing on CBT, DBT, and solution-focused techniques as appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of professional experience working with adults and adolescents in a variety of mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Missouri and practices there through the platform.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the site button labeled See online therapy options, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.