I am Devon Davasher, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Case Manager (CCM), Certified Financial Social Worker (CFSW), and Master ART Practitioner with 13 years of clinical experience. I am a cisgender gay man and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. I offer fully telehealth therapy for adults across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

I became a therapist because I needed one. I lost my mom when I was 18, and in the years that followed I struggled with anxiety and depression and reached for whatever would take the edge off. Gaming, substances, anything that created a little distance from the pain. When I finally sat down with a therapist, it changed my life. Not because it fixed everything, but because for the first time I had a space to say the things I had never said out loud. As a gay man, I know what it is like to carry parts of yourself quietly for longer than you should have had to. That lived experience is a core part of how I show up for clients.

Affirming care is not something I do. It is something I live. I have a particular passion for working with queer and gender-diverse clients, people questioning their identity, and family members learning to support a loved one who is coming out. I am kink-aware and poly-affirming, and I take a sex-positive, non-judgmental stance toward diverse identities and relationships. I also work with veterans, older adults, and anyone who has felt they had to hide parts of themselves to survive.

My primary specialty is Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), an evidence-based approach developed by an EMDR-trained therapist that processes trauma without requiring clients to relive every painful detail. ART combines elements of CBT, Gestalt therapy, and brief psychodynamic therapy alongside eye movements and imagery. I also draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), somatic therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing.

I see everything through a trauma-informed lens and practice unconditional positive regard. I take a harm reduction approach to substance use and believe in personal autonomy. I am direct when the moment calls for it and use humor in therapy when it helps, because therapy does not always have to be grim to be effective.

Education and Credentials:

Master of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2013)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) — Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado
Certified Case Manager (CCM)
Certified Financial Social Worker (CFSW)
Master ART Practitioner (Accelerated Resolution Therapy Institute)
Certified STAR Provider, trained to support military personnel and veterans
Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

No judgment. No shame. No BS. Reach out today!