Equitable, Ethical, Remarkable Care.
I’m Dave Ursillo, a Mental Health Counselor based at Well Life Therapy in East Berlin, CT, with a passion for equitable, holistic mental wellness.
Dave Ursillo, Jr., MA, LPCA (he/him/his)
Well Life Therapy, East Berlin, CT
info@welllifetherapyllc.com
(860) 258-6060
Your life. Your story.
Welcome! I’m Dave Ursillo (he/him/his) and I believe that you are the author of your life’s story.
I also believe that equitable, ethical, remarkable quality of care in therapy can help you live the story of your life in ways that feel freeing, safe, and authentically you.
I’m a Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) and mental health clinician with Well Life Therapy in East Berlin, Connecticut, where I love to share my passion for helping clients discover, speak, and live the stories they want to be telling.
As a mental health professional, 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 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.
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.
Clinical Experience
I excelled in all tasks, roles, and obligations as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut—a robust, fast-paced, interdisciplinary setting where I learned how to provide exceptional, identity-focused care to clients.
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
Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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.