Dave Boldebook, LCSW

Dave Boldebook is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who has been providing counseling since earning a Master of Social Work from the University of New England in Maine in 1998. With 20 years of clinical experience, he has worked in both community-based and residential settings with people ranging in age from 5 to 95. His approach is integrative and holistic, attending to the connections among physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health to support overall well-being.

He integrates a broad range of therapeutic methods to meet each person where they are, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), existential and psychodynamic perspectives, mindfulness therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused work. His practice emphasizes the importance of the therapeutic relationship, authenticity, active listening, empathy, gentle challenge, and encouragement, helping clients lean into fear and resistance while building practical tools and new goals.

Boldebook works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. He also focuses on aging and geriatric matters, cancer and caregiver stress, co-morbidity, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.

His intention is to offer a trusting counseling connection that supports exploration, provides useful strategies, and fosters hope. He approaches his work with gratitude, care, and unconditional positive regard, inviting clients to take the first step toward meaningful change.