David J Kest, MFT

David J Kest, MFT Dialogue Skills for Couples and Families: turns conflicts into connections. Certified IMAGO What's holding you back from your dreams? Restore the connection!

Certified Imago Relationship Therapist/ LMFT/ Certified Analytic SomaticTherapist/Certified EMDR Therapist/Diplomat Member of the APA. I offer an "Integrated Approach to Psychotherapy" for adults, children, couples, and families. We may first seek to reduce negative symptoms and increase stability in our life, but eventually, I support and challenge my clients to graduate from "surviving to truly

thriving" in all major aspects of their life. My specialty is teaching the "Art of Dialogue" for couples, based on the work by Dr. Harville Hendirx, Ph.D. This has a great thirty-year track record and is one of Oprah's favorite relationship skills. I am a Family Therapist first, often focussing on relationship issues and communication skills. However, some clients want to work 1:1 for personal growth and for them I offer "Integrated Psychotherapy" that blends somatics/mind-body awareness, cognitive-behavioral skills, psychodynamic insight and spiritual awakening (whenever appropriate). Offices in both San Rafael and San Francisco, CA

First we stop the slaughter of innocents, right? Then we work for security and human rights for all. ( Two wrongs never ...
06/16/2024

First we stop the slaughter of innocents, right? Then we work for security and human rights for all. ( Two wrongs never make a right .)

Hi guys! David here. I guess my roots in the Human Potential Movement are getting reawakened pondering hidden possibilit...
03/17/2024

Hi guys! David here. I guess my roots in the Human Potential Movement are getting reawakened pondering hidden possibilities in all of us. (Does that sound crazy ? ) Could us Normies have super powers too awaiting to be unleashed?

The phenomenon of acquired savant syndrome reveals what happens when brain damage unleashes brilliance.

Michael wished me Happy Fathers Day from Egypt! ❤️
06/19/2023

Michael wished me Happy Fathers Day from Egypt! ❤️

Fathers Day at Limantour Beach, CA with my boys Nick and Cooper while Michael is still in Egypt.
06/19/2023

Fathers Day at Limantour Beach, CA with my boys Nick and Cooper while Michael is still in Egypt.

“Did you have fun last night?”A Brilliant scene rehearsed several times between two actors that are an actual couple who...
06/07/2023

“Did you have fun last night?”

A Brilliant scene rehearsed several times between two actors that are an actual couple whose own issues are activated in the process.

Two actors, partners at the time, discuss their own relationship conflicts between takes of a scripted scene.

Spot on!
04/16/2023

Spot on!

During my early years of training, I learned something that changed the entire landscape for me: Conflict is not necessarily the problem in a couple, repair is...or the lack thereof.

Pause for a second and think of a couple who bickers CONSTANTLY yet remains together. I'm sure one immediately comes to mind. I personally think of one set of friends in particular. Despite their arguments, they’ve been together for decades, love each other very much, value each others’ opinions, and genuinely enjoy spending time together. Simply put, it works. Why?‍

Take a look at this month’s newsletter to better understand the cycle of connection, disconnection, and reconnection that exists in every relationship. Follow the link below to read on.

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Today you are one step closer to a more alive you, where you feel empowered, on a positive path to growth and well-being. Integrative Psychotherapy combine Mindfulness practice with Somatic (Body) Awareness, Psychodynamic Insight and opportunities for Cognitive and Behavioral change. In the beginning of therapy we are often motivated to reduce negative symptoms, but these are also the wake up calls to restore our own personal Mind-Body health and an invitation to better care for our relationship with others. Working with our own embodied energetic patterns and improving our relationships go hand in hand. Imago Relationship Therapy and Dialogue Skills help couples and families bridge their differences and restore loving connections!

David has had over twenty years experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the SF Bay Area helping individuals ,couples and families in a confidential and compassionate manner work out thier issues and taking the next step to further their growth and well being. Certified (2010) as an Imago Relationship Therapist, (founded by Dr. Harville Hendrix,PhD. in his best selling/classic book: GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT), he coach couples in "The Art of Dialogue," to heal relationships and restore deeper connection. Within several sessions, couples begin to have the direct experience of "getting the love you want" and "giving the love that heals." Please see my additional page about IMAGO or go to the Imago International Website at www.Gettingtheloveyouwant.com for more information.

While also certified (2006) as an Analytic Somatic Therapist, (developed by John Conger, PhD and in his book, THE BODY IN RECOVERY: Somatic Psychotherapy and the Self), I help individuals learn about the characteristic patterns that block their energy and we work together to restore more embodied experiences of aliveness and shared intimacy with others. See the Analytic Somatic Therapy website at www.astti.com for more information. For those clients suffering from various forms of trauma I utilize an effective form of treatment called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) after appropriate histories and assessments have been taken.