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Richard Wendt, LMFT

Compassionate trauma-informed couples and family support

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About Richard

Richard Wendt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who focuses on trauma, relationships, and anxiety. He brings 12 years of clinical experience in California to sessions and aims to help people reduce stress and manage depression.

Background and approach

He meets people where they are and works collaboratively to build practical coping skills. He emphasizes hands-on approaches to trauma and PTSD, drawing on past work with emergency responders and in ministry settings.

That background informs how he helps people handle intrusive memories, overwhelming feelings, and the long-term effects of stress. Sessions are aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable.

Richard also concentrates on relationships and communication. He helps people improve how they connect, handle conflict, and rebuild trust after hurt.

Parenting concerns and attachment issues are common topics he addresses, with straightforward strategies parents can try between sessions. People bring a mix of anxiety, social fears, guilt, shame, and trouble forgiving themselves or others.

He works to identify patterns that keep those problems active and then practices different ways to respond. The focus is on small, practical changes that add up over time.

He uses clear, direct conversation and collaborative goal-setting. Clients can expect to learn coping tools, practice new communication skills, and track progress together.

Richard supports people as they make changes and aims to keep sessions grounded and usable.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Richard draws on evidence-based techniques that focus on trauma recovery and improving relationships. Trauma-focused work involves processing upsetting memories and reducing their hold on daily life through step-by-step exercises and pacing. This approach helps people who struggle with post-traumatic stress, intrusive memories, or overwhelming reactions. Attachment-informed strategies look at patterns in close relationships and teach new ways to connect and communicate. These methods help with trust, closeness, and ongoing relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That might mean trying different techniques and tracking what helps most over time so the plan evolves with progress.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face and practice new communication skills. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t convenient. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or times when writing feels easier. These options make scheduling more flexible and let therapy fit into busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he commonly help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and depression. Additional focuses include attachment issues, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and collaborative. He works alongside clients to build coping skills, improve communication, and set clear goals for change.
What kind of clinical background does he have?
He has 12 years of experience working in clinical and community settings, including roles connected to emergency response and ministry, which inform his work with trauma and stress.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, abbreviated as CA LMFT, and practices in California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English