Equitable, Ethical, Remarkable Care.
Dave Ursillo (he/him/his) is a holistic Mental Health Counselor with a passion for providing exceptional mental healthcare to a diverse range of insured and private paying clients in Connecticut.
Your life = Your story.
Welcome! I’m Dave Ursillo (he/him/his) and as a licensed clinical psychotherapist, I believe that you are the author of your life’s story.
As a Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) and mental health clinician with Well Life Therapy, LLC in East Berlin, Connecticut, I love to help clients live the story of their lives in ways that feel freeing, safe, and authentically themselves.
I believe in the power of therapeutic relationships to guide and support us to the beautiful truths that are already nested within us—even when the likes of anxiety, depression, stress, loneliness, self-doubts, past traumas, or worldly pressures make them feel lost or far away.
I accept private paying clients and insured clients who have Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, and Husky. I currently offer in-person appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and remote (telehealth) sessions to clients on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Our Therapeutic Process
Evaluate & Untangle
Comprehensive, holistic intake evaluation and assessment of your holistic health and wellness, honor your full identity, culture, and life experiences. We explore your goals and a focus of treatment.
Co-Create Stability
We begin to establish an equitable therapeutic alliance based in trust, openness, and empathic rapport. We co-create a client-guided sense of mental and emotional stability to help improve your day-to-day functioning.
Develop in Wellness
We continue to engage in a sustainable, long-time process of supporting, uplifting, and developing your ever-evolving sense of wholeness and wellness—something that will last you a lifetime.
Insurance & Private Pay Accepted
Private Pay (Out-of-Pocket)
Clinical Experience
I am experienced working with young adults and emerging adults (18+), college students and recent post-graduates, as well as a wide range of adults navigating life transitions, relationship issues, identity challenges, professional goals, and other changes in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s.
I love working with those who feel called to do some small good in the world—whether that is simply within your own head and heart, in your family and among your friends, in your neighborhood and community, or the world more broadly.
I have clinical experience in a robust, fast-paced, interdisciplinary setting where I learned how to provide exceptional, identity-focused care to clients in college mental health. Guided by attentive listening, empathic reflection, accurate summarizing, and strong communication skills, I demonstrated strong proficiencies in:
• Individual Counseling
• Group Process Counseling
• Intake Assessment
• DSM-5-TR Clinical Diagnosis
• Treatment Planning
• Risk Assessment
• Clinical Record-Keeping
• Case Presentations
• Interdisciplinary Health Team Coordination of Care
• Client Advocacy
• Cross-Cultural Humility
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Strong Therapeutic Alliances
• Empathic Confrontation & Challenging
Trained in a traditional medical model approach, my holistic studies in mental health at Salve Regina University have placed me in an advanced position to navigate all matters of ethical, legal, and client-centered approaches to wellness.
Theoretical Orientations
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Narrative & Existential Therapy
Previous Experiences
Before entering the field of mental health, I worked a variety of service-oriented professional roles as a small business owner and entrepreneur, including as a life coach, writing and story coach, workshop facilitator, speaker, professional writer, registered yoga teacher (RYT-200, YACEP), and copywriting marketer.
Throughout this time, I supported the personal growth, self-discovery, and wellness goals of more than 300 clients over thousands of dedicated hours of one-on-one work.
I also taught thousands of students in yoga classes, writing workshops, and destination retreats across four continents.
Since 2009, my narrative-based writing and storytelling have been read by hundreds of thousands of readers from over 160 countries.
Today, as a Mental Health Counselor, my supervisors and colleagues agree that these non-clinical experiences have supported rapid development and advanced proficiencies at a higher level of clinical ability than they would otherwise expect of first-time clinicians.
Combined with my empathetic and attentive disposition, commitment to lifelong learning, and eagerness to support emerging adults in their growth and development, I am a strong candidate to support the mission of your organization in the service of clients.