Meet David B. Alexander

The teacher, David B. Alexander, a licensed psychotherapist, studied William Blake's poetry and art while in high school in the 1960s. Since then he has re-read and studied many of those poems and artworks, feeling a natural connection between Blake's expression and an intuitive and original Zen expression.

David has also practiced Zen since 1970, with teachers at the New York Zen Center in the 1970s and 1980s, and most recently has been active at the Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, NY. He has been encouraged to offer public Zen talks by both Enkyo-Roshi (Pat O'Hara) of Village Zendo and Zen Master Wu Kwang (Richard Shrobe) of Chogye Zen Center.

He is an active psychotherapist using gestalt therapy, psychoanalysis, existential therapy, and nonviolent communication in his work with individuals, couples, and leaders.

Webinar and Workshop Testimonials

"David's workshop on Non-violent Communication was insightful, practical and interactive. I especially appreciated the time he took to listen to and respond to people's real-life communication challenges. Practical and thoughtful workshop especially relevant in today's turbulent times."

— Terre Passero

President, Mindful Stress Management

"I have attended some of David Alexander's webinars. I found them to be very informative and inspiring. He taught techniques which help people communicate respectfully, authentically and effectively. His presentations are outstanding."

— Susan Zang

"I recently attended one of the online webinars hosted by this amazing psychotherapist and speaker. I was blown away by the depth of knowledge and wisdom that was shared during the session. I highly recommend attending one of his sessions in the future, you will not be disappointed!"

— Andrey Volodin

"I enjoyed every minute of the webinar. Your discussion of the important issues was very informative, useful and helpful. Your encouragement of us, the attendees, to participate and express our opinion was very valuable. I highly appreciate your professionalism, knowledge, experience, courtesy and patience.

The atmosphere at the meeting was very friendly and kind. I believe, no one (including myself) was uncomfortable in sharing the personal story(ies) and concerns. I further believe, that under your amazing guidance and leadership in the discussion, we all benefited from this meeting. Great job, David!

Thank you very much, and I look forward to your meetings in the future."

— Olga Ruh

Attorney

“I thought the webinar was outstanding. Although I have some familiarity with the concepts of nonviolent communication, I felt that the webinar greatly expanded my knowledge in this area and gave me useful information and techniques that I can apply to improve my relationships with my family and friends.”

— Ken Z

“The amount of information was terrific, dialogue was great. I wouldn't change anything. I thought meeting everyone was wonderful and having the dialogue. I am interested in attending more webinars.”

— Karen C

“Perfect. Very Comfortable interaction. A professional presentation. I liked listening to your personal experiences and those of others.”

— Michele F

“I was impressed that people actually felt comfortable enough to share incidents / issues from their own lives. Suggests they felt comfortable with you.”