Samira Kester, MFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
Samira has an innate ability to hear what is in the hearts of the individuals, couples, and families that she works with. Her approach naturally lends itself to creating an atmosphere of comfort, safety, and healing. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, she is dedicated to helping others find new ways of living in the world that will relieve their pain and bring about a greater sense of peace and joy.

While she is well versed in treating a wide range of relationship issues, Samira especially enjoys guiding couples in effectively moving away from their distress, towards repair and reconnection. She believes that strong, loving emotional bonds empower us to thrive in life.

Samira holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, from Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology, located in Los Angeles, California. You can visit her in our University Heights office, here in San Diego.

Reviews from external source like Yelp/Google for our RCC Couples Counseling
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“It was our first time going to a therapist and admittedly was a little nervous. We hit a bump in the road just about the time when we had our first child; big surprise. Being busy people we just found it hard to make the time to talk and when we did we had one or two places where the conversations didn’t get anywhere. Our therapy experience with our RCC therapist was analogous to parking a car. There is a blind spot that we just couldn’t see from inside the car. Our therapist in a gentle and direct way was able to see the tree we where about to hit and direct us in another way. I figure that it just helps sometimes to have a third party opinion or insight. So glad we did it. The cool thing is our therapist spent a lot of time on helping us take what we learned in session and encouraged us to do it at home. We didn’t go for very long, but are eternally gratefully.”