- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Utah, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About David
David Bonfanti is a licensed marriage and family therapist with two decades of clinical experience. He speaks plainly about common struggles and helps people find clearer ways to respond to stress, grief, addiction, and parenting pressures. His style is direct but compassionate, aimed at building practical skills rather than labels.
He frames problems as how we react to them and focuses on changing those reactions. In sessions he guides people to accept what they cannot change while taking steps toward a better daily life.
Background and approach
This includes working on anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, and struggles tied to identity or trauma. David uses several therapy methods to match a person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behavior.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages living in line with values while tolerating difficult feelings. Attachment-based ideas look at patterns formed in close relationships and how to change them. Over 20 years he has supported people facing addiction, grief, parenting strain, LGBT concerns, and work-related stress like compassion fatigue and first responder challenges.
He also assists with eating and sleeping problems, obsessive-compulsive issues, bipolar and mood concerns, and life transitions such as aging or immigration challenges. Sessions are offered in English in California and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
What David works with
Everything David lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else David helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
Approaches David lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach, methods, and what online therapy looks like
David often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people make workable changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while choosing actions that match personal values; it is helpful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to reduce unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going.Finding the right approach happens together. He will discuss your goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor techniques from these methods to fit your situation. That collaborative process can shift over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling easier to fit into life. Video lets you work face to face from wherever you are, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to provide flexibility and practical ways to maintain steady progress.
Questions people ask about David
What issues does he commonly address?
He helps people facing addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to work and identity.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a straightforward, compassionate approach that focuses on changing reactions to problems and building practical skills for everyday life.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of clinical experience working in mental health settings with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California under AZ LMFT and CA LMFT listings.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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