TherapyDave - Dave Lechnyr, LCSW

TherapyDave - Dave Lechnyr, LCSW Mental Health Therapy Services for Individuals & Couples You’ve created something meaningful together.

Now you might be looking to add new dimensions to your relationship, keep your spark alive, or strengthen the emotional intimacy you share. As a Certified Gottman Therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience, I specialize in helping couples enhance the unique partnership they’ve built together.

Understanding Gottman Training Levels:As a Certified Gottman Therapist, I'm often asked about different training levels....
07/19/2025

Understanding Gottman Training Levels:

As a Certified Gottman Therapist, I'm often asked about different training levels. Level 1 is a basic 2-day workshop covering foundational concepts. Level 2 adds advanced training for complex issues like affairs and trauma. Level 3 involves monthly practicum with video review over several months. Certification is the highest level, requiring 2-3 years and demonstrated mastery through rigorous evaluation. For couples seeking help, Level 1-2 therapists work well for communication issues and minor conflicts. Level 3 or Certified therapists are best for complex cases involving high conflict, affairs, or trauma. The training system ensures you receive evidence-based care from properly qualified professionals.

My certification journey took 6 years and transformed my practice, giving me confidence to handle the most challenging relationship issues.

Comprehensive guide to all Gottman Institute training levels, from basic workshops to certification and trainer programs.

What’s your goal?
03/19/2025

What’s your goal?

Our own internal vision is in the eye of the beholder.
03/06/2025

Our own internal vision is in the eye of the beholder.

I suppose it might be an investment, but certainly not a strategy.
02/20/2025

I suppose it might be an investment, but certainly not a strategy.

Meta-emotions: Our feelings about feelings.
02/13/2025

Meta-emotions: Our feelings about feelings.

Communication tools and skills in any relationship all boil down to this central concept.
02/06/2025

Communication tools and skills in any relationship all boil down to this central concept.

When it comes to conflict in our relationships, we just expect things to be easy and bring a lot of joy, fun and laughte...
01/30/2025

When it comes to conflict in our relationships, we just expect things to be easy and bring a lot of joy, fun and laughter. It’s the other way around: Be willing to work through conflict, not avoid it at all costs.

Yet, it starts with you.
01/18/2025

Yet, it starts with you.

Among other things.
01/18/2025

Among other things.

It’s good to be prepared, but not how you’d think.
01/18/2025

It’s good to be prepared, but not how you’d think.

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David Lechnyr, LCSW

As a therapist, my goal is to help you to answer the questions that have been plaguing you and negatively affecting your life. This can be best accomplished by being honest with ourselves (what you avoid imprisons you) and learning how to not let our past control the future. With these, our path to effectively deal with our problems is easer to navigate.

Since receiving my Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work in 1992 from Walla Walla University, I have discovered that insight can be found in almost every area of our lives, if we know where to look for it. My approach to therapy has been influenced greatly by Carl Rogers, Aaron Beck, John Gottman, and Pema Chödrön. My training includes CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) for depression & anxiety from the Beck Institute as well as completing Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. I am licensed and can provide therapy in both Oregon and Arizona.