David Lechnyr, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Gottman Therapist (#436), one of approximately 13 in Oregon and 13 in Arizona, among fewer than 500 worldwide. In practice since 2007, he provides structured, skills-based couples therapy and individual therapy via telehealth in Oregon and Arizona, and relationship coaching worldwide, integrating the Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

His clinical focus is on how stable personality patterns shape intimacy, conflict, and emotional regulation in long-term relationships. He is the author of Personality Patterns in Couples Therapy, a clinician-audience framework for recognizing relational personality patterns, and How to Screw Up Your Relationship in Ten Easy Steps, a field guide for couples on the patterns that quietly erode connection.

He also offers professional trainings and clinical services for relational patterns and attachment issues. Learn more at therapydave.com.