David Richardson, CATC III, CPC, ELI-MP, ADT
Counselor & Certified Professional Life Coach | Teens, Young Adults & Adults
Addiction & Recovery • Anxiety • Codependency • LGBTQ+ • Personal Growth
An Annapolis native with more than 20 years of experience, David helps individuals reconnect with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Drawing from both professional expertise and 20 years in recovery, David brings authenticity, compassion, and hope to every client relationship.
David specializes in supporting individuals navigating addiction and substance use, recovery, anxiety, codependency, relationship concerns, LGBTQ+ experiences, self-esteem, and personal growth through Energy Level Coaching. He takes an integrative, creative approach, tailoring his work to each person’s unique strengths, experiences, and goals.
Whether you’re seeking recovery, managing anxiety, navigating relationships, or rediscovering yourself, David believes meaningful change is possible when you feel seen, supported, and empowered.
You Might Be a Good Fit If...
You’re navigating addiction, substance use, or the recovery process
You value support from someone who understands recovery from both personal and professional experience
Anxiety, stress, or disconnection from yourself are getting in the way of feeling grounded
You’re working through codependency or difficult relationship patterns
You’re struggling with confidence, self-worth, or self-esteem
You’re looking for LGBTQ+ affirming support
You want to reconnect with a stronger sense of clarity, direction, or purpose
You’re interested in personal growth through Energy Level Coaching
My Approach
My therapeutic approach may incorporate:
Substance Use & Recovery Counseling
Energy Level Coaching
Relationship & Codependency Support
LGBTQ+ Affirming Support
Anxiety Support
Strength-Based, Integrative Counseling
The specific approach we use will depend on your individual needs, experiences, and goals.
You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going before you begin. My role is to help you better understand where you are, recognize the strengths and experiences you already bring with you, and identify meaningful ways to move forward.
I take an integrative and creative approach because no two people arrive with the same story. Together, we can explore the patterns affecting your recovery, relationships, confidence, or sense of direction and develop an approach that reflects your individual needs and goals.
My own experience in recovery has shaped the authenticity, compassion, and hope I bring into this work. Whether you’re seeking recovery, managing anxiety, navigating codependency, or rediscovering who you are, I believe meaningful change becomes possible when you feel seen, supported, and empowered.
How I Can Help
Addiction & Recovery
Recovery can involve much more than changing a behavior. It can also mean rebuilding trust in yourself, navigating relationships differently, and discovering who you are beyond addiction.
With more than 20 years of professional experience and 20 years in recovery himself, David brings both professional knowledge and lived understanding to this work. Together, you can explore the patterns affecting your recovery, strengthen the tools that support you, and work toward a life that feels more grounded and meaningful.
Anxiety
Anxiety can make it difficult to feel present, confident, or clear about what you need. David helps clients explore the patterns contributing to anxiety and develop practical ways to navigate stress, uncertainty, and difficult emotions.
Codependency & Relationships
Relationship patterns can sometimes leave you focusing so much on others that you lose sight of your own needs. David supports clients in exploring codependency, boundaries, self-worth, and relationship patterns so they can develop healthier ways of connecting with themselves and others.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Support
David offers affirming support for LGBTQ+ clients navigating identity, relationships, self-esteem, connection, and personal growth. His approach creates room to explore these experiences authentically while building greater confidence in who you are and what you need.
Personal Growth & Energy Level Coaching
Therapy and coaching don’t have to begin with a crisis. Sometimes you may simply feel stuck, disconnected, or unsure of what comes next.
Through Energy Level Coaching, David helps clients explore the patterns influencing how they move through life, identify what may be getting in the way, and reconnect with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose. David specifically identifies Energy Level Coaching as an area of competency in his provider form.