Empathy, honesty and trust are the foundation of our work with clients.
As a mental health therapy practice in Billings, MT, we’re here for you whether you’re facing grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, suicide or bi polar disorder. Some clients seek clarity, while others come looking for peace, purpose, or balance.
We utilize evidence-based therapeutic approaches like Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy, Mindfulness, and Person-Centered Therapy to help clients discover they are capable and powerful. There’s no “psychobabble” or talking down to you at this practice.
Sessions are customized to your needs and goals. Clients come from all walks and stages of life—teens, adults, and seniors. Whether you’re spiritual, secular, married, single, widowed, retired, or something else—this place is for you.
We’ve named this practice “Next Stage” because life is nothing more than a string of changes. Change is hard. That’s why we do this.
“What we therapists have in common is not expertise but our capacity to enter into the patient’s experience.”
— Irvin D. Yalom
David Eichler, MSW, SWLC
I have spent more than three decades as a small business owner, crisscrossing the nation, I’ve faced the sacrifices and celebrated the successes which accompany profound personal and professional change.
In 2001, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2014, I found my father after he shot himself. Those experiences led me to my life’s calling, being a therapist. I earned my Master of Social Work degree from Walla Walla University. After completing 900+ hours of clinical field placement at two outpatient counseling practices. I am currently accruing the 3,000 supervised hours required for full Montana licensure.
If I’ve learned anything in life, it’s that knowledge can be learned, but wisdom can only be earned. Having the first without the second is like hammering nails in the dark. The key to gaining wisdom is listening more than talking.
Our clients battle anxiety, trauma, depression, grief and we offer specialized counseling for men. I rely on authenticity, creativity, respect and humor to nourish clients and produce meaningful results.
I enjoy travel, photography, cars, my Los Angeles Dodgers, and rock concerts. My wife and I have been on our journey together for 33 years, and we presently have two exceptionally, well pampered dogs, Bam Bam and Lola.