Daniel Burgess, his insight, study and research, intelligence, patience, ability to read between the lines, and the safety he creates in the therapy room to explore together those dark places of your life with courage, are only some of what makes him and the work he completes with his clients so deeply meaningful and impactful.
If you want to be heard, if you desire and are willing to take a chance on yourself to make positive changes in your life, your relationships, your approach to those challenges you are experiencing, Daniel and those he works with at Ascent Family Therapy is where you will find the strength to do so.
Daniel is a remarkable therapist with a deep heart and a desire to continue learning how best to help people who come into his office. I am grateful for the time I have had to work with him and consider myself a more fulfilled person for it. —Ellen Hersam
About Ellen Hersam’s Experience Working with Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT
Client and community reflections like Ellen Hersam’s highlight real clinical, educational, and consulting work with Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT on intimacy, communication, faith transitions, and trust repair. Because every marriage and personal story has its own history, values, and pace, the work is tailored to where you actually are rather than a rigid one-size-fits-all script.
Daniel A. Burgess is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (licensed in California, Utah, and Idaho) who works 100% online via secure telehealth. For clients located inside those licensed states, clinical psychotherapy addresses deeper relational injuries, sexless marriage patterns and desire discrepancies, purity culture shame and religious trauma, mixed-faith marriage tension, and pornography conflict and betrayal recovery.
For individuals and couples living anywhere else, Daniel offers structured relationship coaching and consultation, the independent ten-module Improving Intimacy: The Course (see all courses), and The Inner Circle private community and essay library. If you are unsure whether therapy, coaching, or independent coursework is the best fit for your situation, read the guide comparing coaching and licensed therapy or request a free 15-minute consultation.
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Related educational topics include Module 3 (The Pull of the Familiar) & Module 8 (Connect Without Book Speak) in Improving Intimacy: The Course and our members-only Inner Circle essay “After the Disclosure: Why Policing & Confessional Loops Keep Both Spouses Stuck”.
Member essays and the current working-book reader are available now. The adult community is free to join. Q&A, recordings, and premium audio are planned and not yet available. Complete includes one non-renewing membership year.
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