David S. Mars
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
3 Endorsed
117 Sequoia Drive, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Let's Connect (415) 766-9866
I am the developer of the Transformative Couples Therapy (formerly called AEDP for Couples). I teach and supervise this method nationally and internationally. This method is distinct from other approaches in that we do not focus on finding what is wrong with the relationship, but rather we uncover the felt experience of love that has become buried over time. This method is unique in that the couple members speak directly to each other from the first moments of the first session and with the skillful structure the therapist provides. They discover how to create experiences of loving and being loved that they have been missing.
See https://transformativecouplestherapy.com/ for video and photographic examples that describe the process further. The approach I have developed since 2008 shows couple members how help each other heal the relational deprivation and trauma that so often underlies stuck patterns of conflict, disruption and distancing in daily life.
I help couple members to find and expand their selves-at-best in everyday living between sessions as an extension of the work we do within sessions. As a couples-focused therapist, I hold in mind in every session the inspiration I feel toward any children the couple may who benefit from the harmony the therapy creates. Peace, love and kind firmness spread!
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $320
- Pay by Venmo
Insurance
- Out of Network
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David S. Mars
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 13412 David S. Mars
- In Practice for 49 Years
- Attended California Institute of Integral Studies, Graduated 1987
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David S. Mars
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Marital and Premarital
- Parenting
- Men's Issues
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Body Positivity
- Depression
- Difficulty Expressing/Receiving Intimacy
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Feeling haunted by past relational trauma
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Mood Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Spirituality
- Trauma and PTSD
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David S. Mars
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
3 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Age
Adults
Participants
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- AEDP
- AEDP
- Family / Marital
- Interpersonal
- Positive Psychology
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Transformative Couple Therapy (formerly AEDPfC)
- Transpersonal
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David S. Mars
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Groups
Seven Channels Process Group on Zoom
Seven Channels Process Group is about cultivating authenticity and truth-telling that builds a depth of connection with self and others. These group sessions move the process of growing bonds that contribute to healing attachment-level wounding from historical trauma and deprivation. Past experience with these groups has shown accelerated change and a lasting sense of well-being. We use the Transformative Couples Therapy® model and expand it to the group context, so the group members can grow more "earned secure attachment", whole-body awareness and inner guidance.
Session Cost
$100
Group Meets
Every Tue, Thu 8 A.M. - 10 A.M.
Location
San Anselmo
San Anselmo, CA 94960
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Location
Primary Location
Center for Transformative Therapy
117 Sequoia Drive
San Anselmo, CA 94960
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Nearby Areas
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David S. Mars
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT