David Bowers, PhD, IMFT-S

In-person at Columbus (Polaris)Online at Columbus (Polaris)Online at Middleburg HeightsOnline throughout Ohio
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Offering in-person sessions at Columbus (Polaris) and online sessions at Columbus (Polaris), Middleburg Heights, and throughout Ohio State.

Ages Served: 13+

 

As a marriage and family therapist, I am attuned to clients’ interconnected webs of relationships even when working one-on-one. My experience and training with families and couples enables me to walk with clients through (re)discovering their connectedness with those they love.

I’m most passionate about exploring clients’ stories, and listening for places where personal narratives might differ from others’. This often provides spaces for clients to explore new or neglected understandings of themselves and their relationships leading to preferred, more fulfilling future stories.

Who I Work With

I enjoy working with clients across cultural, sexual and gender identity spectrums, including, but not limited to, folks who identify as heterosexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian or queer as well as clients who hold trans- or cis-gender among their identities. I work with clients in monogamous, polyamorous and various forms of negotiated open romantic relationships.

I work with clients who face a variety of challenges including recovery from substance use disorders, anxiety and depression, as well as relational challenges facing parents and adolescents.

Professional Experience

My academic affiliations include having taught courses in family stress, parenting and developmental psychology at OSU and Ohio Dominican University, in addition to research work with both OSU and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.\

My 20 years of work experience before becoming a therapist equips me with lived understanding of today’s hectic business and corporate life challenges, whether those involve meeting budgets and timelines or working through the sacrifices that happen when dealing with work/life demands.

I realize that sometimes just making a first appointment is a bold step and all of us at LifewRx are dedicated to holding a space that honors each step clients take in their journeys with us.

Accepted Insurance

  • Aetna

  • Anthem

  • BCBS

  • Medical Mutual

  • Optum

  • OSU—Faculty and Staff

  • OSU—Student Health Insurance

  • United Healthcare

  • Molina

  • OhioHealthy

  • Oscar

  • AmeriHealth Caritas

  • CareSource

  • UHC Community Plan

  • HUMANA

 
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