About Randi
Randi Butwin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people navigate relationship pain, identity questions, and anxiety. She works with teens and adults who are trying to move out of harmful relationships or who want clearer, healthier connections. Her tone is direct and practical, aimed at people who want real change without a lot of jargon.
Randi emphasizes listening first. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person - safety, boundaries, communication, or identity exploration.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches that center the client’s goals and stories while teaching concrete skills for everyday life. Her background includes work in hospice and bereavement, school-based support with children and teens, and community clinics serving transitional youth. She has also provided couples work in independent practice, which shaped her focus on relationship dynamics and communication habits.
Randi uses practical methods to help people make decisions, set boundaries, and improve communication. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, stress, parenting strain, and self-esteem concerns. Additional areas of focus include issues related to gender identity, sexual culture and kink, non-monogamous relationships, and the particular stresses faced by first responders and veterans.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations and collaborative planning. Randi guides people through steps they can use right away, then adjusts the plan as goals change. She practices in California as an LMFT and conducts sessions in English.
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy places the person’s priorities at the center of sessions and focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person’s choices; it is useful for identity exploration, anxiety, and relationship decisions. The Gottman Method targets communication patterns and conflict habits with clear tools to improve how partners talk and solve problems, which helps with intimacy and recurring relationship fights. Motivational interviewing is a brief, goal-focused style that helps people clarify motivation and make changes when they feel stuck, such as with setting boundaries or managing anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Randi will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and preferences. She starts by asking what matters most, tries practical strategies, and adjusts the plan as progress and needs evolve.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and practice of communication skills, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to be shorter. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, tracking progress, or sharing thoughts between sessions. These options help people access consistent care around other responsibilities and locations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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