David Bonfanti, LMFT

David Bonfanti is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of experience in the mental health field. He brings a straightforward, pragmatic approach to therapy, working with individuals, couples, and families across a broad range of life challenges.

He often emphasizes that the challenge itself is not always the central issue but rather the way people react to it. With an emphasis on acceptance of what has occurred and a renewed sense of empowerment and hope, he collaborates with clients to build practical skills for living the quality of life they seek. He acknowledges that beginning therapy can feel difficult because self-examination is sometimes painful, yet over time clients commonly develop tools to manage recurring and new challenges.

His clinical focus covers addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, stress, anxiety, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional areas of attention include aging and geriatric issues, blended family situations, fatherhood, first responder concerns, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, hospice and end-of-life counseling, immigration challenges, infidelity and jealousy, veteran and armed forces issues, multicultural considerations, obsessions and compulsions, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and postpartum depression.

He integrates several evidence-informed approaches to tailor treatment to each person, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

He is not currently accepting new clients.