About David
David Bonfanti is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with two decades of experience. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps to help people regain stability. He emphasizes acceptance of what cannot be changed while building skills to respond differently to life stressors.
Clients can expect direct, down-to-earth conversation that names the problem and looks at how reactions keep it alive. Sessions aim to reduce judgment and increase useful coping tools.
How David works
The pace is steady and realistic, not rushed or overly technical. Over his 20 years in the field, David has worked across many concerns including anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. He also addresses parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, and complicated family dynamics.
He has additional focus on topics such as hospice and end-of-life counseling, veteran and first responder issues, gender dysphoria, and multicultural concerns. His approach combines several evidence-informed methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports accepting difficult feelings while pursuing meaningful actions. Attachment-based and narrative work look at patterns in relationships and personal stories that shape behavior. Sessions are offered in English and take place with clients based in California.
David provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
David lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What David works with
The areas below are the ones David selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Therapeutic approaches and online options
David combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful habits and accept difficult feelings while moving toward valued goals. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting thought and behavior patterns that maintain distress. ACT encourages noticing thoughts and emotions without getting stuck in them, and then taking action toward meaningful life aims.He also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current responses and narrative techniques to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves. Together these approaches give practical tools for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and life transitions. Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about problems, goals, and preferences and then tailor methods to those needs in a collaborative way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and situations. Video sessions work well for visual connection and longer work. Phone calls can fit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Chat and text messaging offer quick touchpoints and ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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