David (Dave) Jackson, PhD, LP
credentials
PhD in Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist (ND #359; MN #LP6681)
Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist and Supervisor
Specialty
Couples & Relationship Therapy
Forms
Couples & Relationship Therapy | Telehealth Informed Consent
David (Dave) Jackson, PhD, LP, is a Licensed Psychologist with over 30 years of mental health experience providing services to people of all ages in a variety of contexts. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Dakota where he was trained in Cognitive Behavioral, Interpersonal Existentialism, and Object Relations perspectives. He is also proficient in objective personality assessments and the Rorschach Inkblot Test. He completed his predoctoral internship at the Norfolk Regional Center in Nebraska and residency at the Richard P. Stadter Psychiatric Center in North Dakota. Dr. Jackson’s career experiences taught him the tremendous value of the therapeutic relationship, and that clients who feel deeply heard and understood exhibit enormous capacity for change.
In 2012, Dr. Jackson was exposed to Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, a theory-driven, evidence-based therapy that is the gold standard for treating distressed couples. EFT is rooted in attachment, experiential, and systems theories. In 2016, he earned his EFT certification from the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). In 2018, he earned his supervisory certification from ICEEFT and provides online and in-person EFT supervision to therapists working toward EFT certification. Dr. Jackson continues to be an active student of EFT, amassing several hundred supervision hours. He belongs to an international group of EFT certified therapists who meet to strengthen their work through review and critique of recorded therapy sessions. His current focus is to expand the presence and impact of EFT in the upper Midwest through seminars and retreats for distressed couples.
Dr. Jackson is co-founder of Assessment and Therapy Associates. He is also an avid bicyclist, hiker, and dog lover.
For more information about Dr. Jackson’s couple therapy practice, please visit his website: www.securecouples.com