LUDVIK, David

Hello. I am an Australian-trained and newly registered integrative counselor supporting adults, adolescents (12+), couples, and groups to navigate depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and grief, while also helping improve overall mental wellbeing. With extensive experience working in cross-cultural environments, and having called Japan home for over a decade, I offer a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to share their story, respecting how age, gender, sexuality, and cultural background can shape identity, resilience, and pathways to change.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than twenty years working in the corporate, education, and non-profit sectors. Shaped by both my professional training and lived experience, I hold a strong belief that everyone has the capacity to rediscover hope, make meaning of their past, and move toward sustainable healing, recovery, and emotional stability. Working from a collaborative, client-centered, and trauma-informed perspective, I bring cultural sensitivity and genuine curiosity to each therapeutic relationship, adapting the process to each client’s needs and goals.

Since 2019, I have supported adolescents and adults through moments of acute distress, including suicidal thoughts, abuse, and crisis situations. My clinical interests focus on self-esteem, boundaries, dependency, and balance – deep patterns often rooted in childhood that can show up later as depression, anxiety, anger, control, or difficulties in relationships.

By working through these challenges, I hope to help clients reduce the pull of obsessive or compulsive behaviors, including substance use, co-dependency, and other self-defeating patterns, while developing healthier and more sustainable ways of coping.

I hold undergraduate degrees in International Studies and Japanese, postgraduate qualifications in Psychology, and a Master of Counselling. I am committed to ethical practice, ongoing professional development, and regular supervision.

I welcome people from all walks of life and support them to rediscover hope, navigate life’s challenges, and move toward lasting change. If you’d like to explore whether working together feels right for you, I offer a free 15-minute online consultation. Please reach out by email with some suitable times, or if you have any questions. Thank you.