Receive the mental health care that you deserve.

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma.

Areas of focus include men’s counseling, grief, suicide and bipolar disorder. Caring for Individuals & Couples in Billings and by Telehealth across Montana.

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Looking to strengthen your relationships or just be happier? Feeling “stuck?” We understand life is a lot to deal with, now more than ever. We want to help.

You are not alone.

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Going Through Life’s Hardest Stages, Together

Maybe your mom just went on hospice? Perhaps becoming a father has been harder than you ever imagined. Are you devastated by grief? Wondering if there was acute trauma in your childhood? Is anxiety crippling you? Is getting out of bed crushing?

Whatever burdens you're carrying, you don’t have to shoulder them alone. We’re here to help you find steady ground again.

Our Approach

Our clients are women, men, couples and late teens who feel stuck, frustrated, overwhelmed, or worn down.

No matter how much time you need to get comfortable, we move at your pace. Our goal is to help you feel more grounded, connected, and like yourself, again. We will spare you the clinical mumbo jumbo. The past is important but we want to create meaningful changes in your life today. You are not broken. You are not alone. There is nothing to be ashamed about. We’re here when you’re ready and you will move forward.

In  addition to working with clients battling depression, anxiety, and trauma, we specialize in the following areas below. All are very personal to us.

Specialties

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David Eichler, MSW, SWLC

Having spent more than three decades as a small business owner, criss crossing the country, I’ve faced the challenges and celebrated the successes that come with significant changes.

In 2001, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2014, I found my Dad after he completed suicide. Those experiences prompted my becoming a therapist. While earning a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University, I completed 900 hours of clinical field placement at two outpatient counseling practices. I am currently accruing the 3,000 supervised hours required for full licensure in Montana.

If I’ve learned anything along my journey, it’s that knowledge can be acquired, but wisdom can only be earned across time. And without wisdom, knowledge is like hammering nails in the dark.

In addition to treating clients with anxiety, trauma, or depression, I am focused on grief, men’s counseling, and bipolar disorder. My clinical approach integrates Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Person-Centered Therapy, and Logotherapy. I rely on authenticity, creativity, and humor to design sessions that nourish my clients, and produce meaningful results.

Outside the office, I enjoy photography, reading, cars, the Los Angeles Dodgers and attending music concerts — most recently No Doubt at Sphere. My wife and I have been exploring the world together for 33 years (she is a very patient woman), and we are raising two exceptionally pampered dogs, Bam Bam and Lola.

You deserve to feel informed, empowered, and supported in your mental health journey.

If this is an emergency and you need to talk to someone right now, please call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.