David Ransen, Marriage Counselor in Delray Beach, 33445

Dr. David L. Ransen, Ph.D., MFT

Profession(s):
Marriage & Family Therapy, Counselling, Psychology
License Status:
I'm a registered professional.
Primary License:
Marriage & Family Therapy - IMT1363

My Approach to Helping

After 30 years, my job is more rewarding than ever! It's always challenging, but my clients quickly learn that counseling need not feel like hard work. I am so grateful for the fact that many of my former clients have chosen to keep in touch. Chances are, you already possess the knowledge and wisdom to build solutions that will bring you happiness, better relationships, and freedom from anxieties and depression. I feel honored if I can help in highlighting that knowledge and putting it to work for you. You are almost certainly wiser than you think.

In addition to respect, compassion, and confidentiality, you deserve counseling that is grounded solidly in the latest scientific evidence of effectiveness. Perhaps more important, I have myself experienced some painful downturns in my 57 years, and I owe my recovery in large part to the professional help I received. You deserve no less. That is what you should expect at Delray Holistic Therapy.

More Info About My Practice

I do not participate in insurance plans, principally because insurance companies usually insist on getting a diagnosis of a disorder, and my plan for a cure. Such diagnoses can stick to a your records for life, they adversely affect the cost and even availability of your health insurance, and they are not helpful to me. Labeling a person with a fancy-sounding diagnosis only gets in the way. If I were to diagnose you with bipolar depression, for example, neither of us would benefit, and I would have created yet another obstacle for you to overcome.

Also, counseling with me takes effect so quickly, that you will be done before you could even meet the hefty deductible imposed by your insurance company, so you almost always save money in the end.

I understand that you are not mentally ill. Like all of us, you sometimes encounter problems. Problems need solutions, not cures or pills. Helping people to solve problems is what I do, and I will not give up until your problems have been solved. The best part is that it rarely takes more than 6 to 8 sessions for that to happen. That's literally true, and I'll prove it.

What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist

Miracles occur in my office every week. Three-quarters of my clients give me big hugs when they decide to terminate therapy. A steady stream of hand-written thank-you notes arrives in the mail. These are experiences I never get used to.

The Duration and Frequency of Therapy

To the amazement of most of my clients, therapy almost never requires more then 7 to 9 sessions -- and usually between 4 and 6. "Brief Therapy" is almost magical, even after having seen its remarkable results so many times. Once we let go of the old Freudian need to discover deep explanations for everything -- and instead, simply build solutions to overcome the problems that challenge us, therapy that once took years can now be completed in just weeks. Clients are wise -- they always know when they no longer have any reasons to continue with therapy. I encourage them to terminate as soon as they have achieved whatever goals they had in mind. Follow-up visits after a few months are excellent ways to ensure that the benefits are enduring.

Services I Provide

Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Family Therapy
Coaching
Consultation
Home-Based Therapy

Ages I Work With

Teens
Adults
Elders

Languages I Speak

English

Groups I Work With

Youths over age 8, Adults, Couples, Small Families, Stress, Anxiety, Depression. Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis are used and taught effectively for fast and permanent cures for smoking cessation, weight loss and anxieties.