Dave S. Wallace

My clients tend to focus on purpose and confidence, moving away from depression about the past and through anxiety about the future. They find the power and insight to problem-solve challenges. They improve their existence with deep meaning. My clients build self-awareness and get their energy and strength back.

While my clients range all types, they tend to be men ages 16 to 50 who are struggling to move forward, whether they've peaked in their job and relationship or they've hit roadblocks that have knocked them down. This includes those getting divorced, sued, fired, excommunicated, and blacklisted. It also includes building companies, careers, relationships, families, and better lives. I also support relationships, parents, and career-focused women.

Qualifications:
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 161410)
• MS Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• MA in Clinical Psychology
• 17 years of Private Coaching/Group Coaching
• 10 years as a Composer in Hollywood
• Coached All Ages – Entrepreneurs & Men Significantly.
• Tech, Entertainment, Business, Legal, and Startup Experience.

Training:
• Leadership with the Ford Family Foundation
• School Counseling at St. John Bosco High School/CPLA
• Therapy and Diagnosis at New Directions for Veterans
• Civics and Politics with the American Legion
• Spiritual Development with CBNW
• Case Management at the Salvation Army Whiteshield
• Additional Transformational Coaching & Breathwork Trainings

About Me
People have always trusted me to analyze problems and advise solutions. I had a difficult childhood, with food instability and religious punishments which gave me a limp and separated rib by age 10. I couldn’t rely on anyone, so I had to strategize ways to stay safe. Other people came to rely on my insight too. I graduated with honors and attended college on scholarship. I served as a juvenile treatment counselor, a health coach, and a sex-ed teacher. Then I changed careers to compose music in Hollywood and worked on award-winning projects. Yet privately, I suffered. I chose relationships poorly and felt like an imposter with too few resources to meet the demands of others. So I started over.

I now have an MS in Organizational Psychology (with honors) and an MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine (also with honors). I have extensive experience with men, boys, and professional women. I’ve worked with entrepreneurs, producers, artists, doctors, lawyers, principals, and veterans. I understand career transition, business challenges, leadership, performance, stress, relationship conflict, legal problems, spiritual confusion, crises, trauma, depression, and anxiety. Much of my work focuses on overcoming obstacles in daily relational interactions, our internal beliefs, and problems with those we love.

Whatever you’re facing, we can face it together.