Dr David Bautista

(he/him)

LMFT, 10 years of experience
Open-minded
Empowering
Warm
VirtualAvailable

Hello and Welcome! I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in California. I have received my Masters and Doctorate from California School of Professional Psychology. I help adults and children struggling with mental health concerns and addictions to improve various aspects of their life, such as interpersonal relationships, and employment. I offer a safe, non-judgemental environment where a person can be themself.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

In our first session together, we will start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a specific plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Having worked with adults and children with Severe and Persistent Mental Disorders the last 6 years, I have been able to help clients identify and understand the root causes of their challenges and create a collaborative plan with results we can track and measure.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I truly enjoy working with people of all ages and abilities. My clients usually become inspired and hopeful and they respond well to my strength-based positive approach. Many come in broken and without hope. But they are often able to bring about change with strategies which they can apply immediately.

Specialties

Top specialties

Trauma and PTSD

I identify as

Serves ages

Licensed in

Accepts

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

CBT can help people recognize unhelpful ways of thinking and change them. Over the last ten years, I have used this evidence-based approach to help clients overcome things like limiting beliefs, which allows for positive change and healing.

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion regulation has been used to help clients to feel better and do better.

Gender-affirming therapy

Helping youth and adults in all phases of transition and development.

Couples Counseling

Helping couples with commications issues, recovery from infidelity, other couples challenges

Family Therapy

Using as Family Systems approach, helping families dealing with chronic illness, hospice, blending, separation.

, 38 ratings

5 ratings with written reviews

February 24, 2026

Has been able to open my eyes to see a different perspective in a very limited amount of time. Wish I had sought therapy with him 6 years ago!

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 5 with Dr

January 6, 2026

Considering I've only had two sessions so far he's been a big help with letting me express my emotions clearly. It's been amazing working with him thus far. 😊

Verified client, age 18-24
Review shared after session 2 with Dr

December 13, 2025

He is the first therapist that understands me. I am so grateful every time we have a session. He is very trusting and caring. I wish I would have had a therapist like him sooner. Thank you

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 23 with Dr