Who Is Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT?

Who Is Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT? Clinical Background & Mission — Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA, UT, ID), creator of Improving Intimacy, and advocate for whole-person healing. (Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT | Improving Intimacy)
Daniel A. Burgess is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people find their whole, happy selves and thrive through life’s challenges. He works with couples, individuals and children, and brings perspective from well beyond the therapy room — business, volunteering, and years as a PTA president. Daniel loves to listen, teach, speak publicly, run workshops, and connect with people and their life experiences.

This is an old post, published in 2014. For current details — including licensure, specialties and how to work with Daniel — see About Daniel.

Clinical Background, Credentials & Online Practice

Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California (LMFT #105383), Utah (LMFT #11952129-3902), and Idaho, as well as the founder of Ascent Family Therapy and creator of the Improving Intimacy podcast, independent course, and Inner Circle community.

Related learningRelated course topics include Module 3 (The Pull of the Familiar) & Module 8 (Connect Without Book Speak) inside Improving Intimacy: The Course.

His online clinical practice specializes in Latter-day Saint and post-Mormon couples therapy, sexless marriage counseling, mixed-faith marriage navigation, religious trauma and purity culture recovery, and pornography conflict and betrayal repair. Read the full About Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT profile or schedule 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”.

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Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT

Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in couples therapy, sexual health, and faith transitions across the Latter-day Saint spectrum. Creator of the Improving Intimacy podcast and community. More about Daniel · Book a free 15-minute consult

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