
Dr. David Govener
Marriage & Family Therapist , MDiv , PhD , LPC , LMFT
Office
David Govener Counseling Inc300 Washington Street
Suite 210
Monroe, Louisiana 71201
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Contact Information
phone: (318) 947-9016fax: (318) 388-8813
My ideal client is someone that is looking for direction and is open to taking a deeper responsibility for changing their own life. I believe that people are often bogged down in their own multi-informed impotence and most often unnecessarily so. Developing a clear and energizing vision, forging an efficient and well-designed plan for success, taking ownership of clearly stated goals, and identifying predictable obstacles are all necessary ingredients for successful change. In our increasingly anxious and therefore confused world rediscovering the lost art of clear and accurate thinking can change people's lives and provide the peace and potency we were designed to embody.
In any area including but not limited to individual, relationship, or parenting issues the concepts for generating change are similar. They require advanced problem solving expertise, a robust and diversified knowledge base and an expansive therapeutic and personal skill set and repertoire. We strive to provide these in service of our client's diverse needs.
Most people aren't good at designing, organizing, and implementing a plan for how to get from where they are to where they want to be. Nor are they skilled at identifying the obstacles that prevent progress or see the limitations that they unknowingly impose on themselves. I specialize in assisting people to overcome these obstacles.
- Orientation:
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Family/Marital Therapy
- Interpersonal
- Modality:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Avg Cost (per session): $150 - $300
- Sliding Scale: No
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Accepts Insurance: Yes
- Verify your health
insurance
coverage when you
arrange your first visit.
- Years in Practice: 10 Years
- School: University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Year Graduated: 2001
- License No. and State: 492 Louisiana
- Relationship Issues
- Parenting
- Anxiety or Fears
- Issues:
- Academic Underachievement
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Abuse
- Alzheimer's
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit (ADHD)
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Borderline Personality
- Career Counseling
- Child or Adolescent
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Chronic Relapse
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Entitlement
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Infertility
- Internet Addiction
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Coaching
- Loss or Grief
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Mental Health:
- Bipolar Disorder
- Dissociative Disorders
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Thinking Disorders
- Gender: All
- Ethnicity: African-American, Asian
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Age:
- Toddlers / Preschoolers (0 to 6)
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
- Adults
- Elders (65+)
- Nearby Towns: Monroe, LA, Ruston, LA, West Monroe, LA
- Nearby Counties: Lincoln, Ouachita
- Nearby Zips: 71201, 71270, 71291





