David Pecoraro, LMFT

David Pecoraro is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 37 years of clinical experience. He works with individuals and couples who face challenges such as relationship conflict, poor communication, addictions, mood disorders, and the effects of past trauma and emotional abuse. Drawing on a long history of supporting clients through difficult transitions, he helps people shift how they approach problem solving so they can rebuild connection and manage recurrent patterns that undermine relationships.

His practice emphasizes thoughtful conflict resolution and a clear understanding of how relationships develop and are maintained. Treatment is collaborative and goal oriented, with plans created alongside clients to address their specific needs. He commonly treats relationship and family issues, parenting and fatherhood concerns, intimacy-related problems, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger and self-esteem difficulties, bipolar disorder and depression, and challenges related to coping with life changes.

Pecoraro integrates several clinical approaches tailored to each client, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the Gottman Method for couples, psychodynamic therapy, and solution-focused therapy. He also works with attachment and blended family issues, codependency and commitment concerns, communication problems, substance use and addiction, infidelity and forgiveness, and a range of family-of-origin and domestic-violence related issues. Sessions are offered in English and aim to help clients develop practical skills and deeper insight to support lasting change.