About Richard
Richard Wendt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression. He writes in clear, direct terms to help people understand next steps and what therapy feels like.
He holds a Master of Arts in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling and a Master of Divinity with emphasis in New Testament Theology. His graduate work included study of traumatic stress and informed his long-term interest in trauma and post-traumatic stress.
Background and approach
He has 12 years of clinical experience working in counseling and related settings. Before independent practice he worked in community agencies and college counseling roles. His background also includes time in emergency response roles and ministry settings, which influence his practical focus on coping skills and relational repair.
Those experiences shaped how he listens and responds to people under stress. In sessions he focuses on building clearer communication and healthier patterns in relationships. He helps people talk through attachment concerns, communication problems, guilt and shame, and issues around forgiveness.
He also supports people dealing with social anxiety and phobias. Richard offers several remote session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. He aims to collaborate with each person to set goals and choose techniques that fit their life and schedule.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Richard uses evidence-based techniques that focus on trauma-related symptoms and relationship patterns. Trauma-focused approaches help people process upsetting events and reduce the intensity of traumatic memories; these methods emphasize grounding, paced processing, and building safety around triggers. Approaches that address attachment and communication focus on recognizing interaction patterns, practicing clearer expression, and building new habits for relating to others.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then recommend techniques to try. Sessions may shift methods over time based on what helps most and what fits the person's life and schedule.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people juggling busy days. Video calls allow fuller interaction much like an in-person session. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief check-ins into a work break, track progress through written reflections, or maintain regular contact between longer sessions. These options give flexibility while working toward the same therapeutic goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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