Davalene Wilbanks, LPC

Davalene Wilbanks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She has 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction struggles, anger, and self-esteem concerns. She works with adults and adolescents and emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space for talking through difficult emotions.

Clients can expect straightforward, practical conversations about coping skills and next steps. She focuses on building trust and on strategies people can use between sessions. Sessions typically include goal-setting and skill practice rather than long lectures.

Her approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. That means sessions often break big problems into smaller, manageable steps, work on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and teach concrete tools for handling strong emotions.

Davalene has worked across many common life concerns, including relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and chronic health issues. She also supports people facing blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and addiction recovery.

Her style is direct, compassionate, and practical. She helps people set realistic goals and checks in on progress. The initial conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on simple, workable changes to improve day-to-day functioning.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Many of the techniques Davalene uses adapt well to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It often includes homework exercises and simple skill practice to reduce anxiety or improve mood.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication in everyday life. Solution-Focused Therapy looks at immediate goals and small changes that move a person toward what they want faster than dwelling on problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as progress is reviewed.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full session is not possible. They also make it simpler to continue therapy when life or health issues make traveling harder. Licensed professionals can help structure online work so skills are practiced and tracked between visits.