About Todd
Todd Mangini is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has practiced in California for 20 years. He uses a straightforward, respectful style and helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. He also supports those coping with grief, addiction concerns, caregiver stress, and challenges around parenting and aging relatives.
Todd focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most. He listens for patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that keep people stuck.
Background and approach
Together with each person he works to set clear, manageable goals and to try practical steps between sessions. His approach draws on client-centered work that centers the person’s own priorities. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to notice unhelpful thinking and to test new ways of responding.
Mindfulness techniques help people calm physical tension and become more aware of triggers. Todd often uses solution-focused methods and motivational interviewing to break larger problems into small, doable changes. He pays attention to how life circumstances - including chronic health issues or caregiving demands - affect mood, sleep, and relationships.
He aims to help people find ways to restore energy and rebuild meaningful connections. People who reach out can expect clear conversation, practical suggestions, and steady support. Todd frames therapy as a collaborative process where learning and small experiments lead to better coping and stronger self-regard.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Todd commonly uses client-centered work that focuses on the person’s priorities and experience. That approach means sessions start with what matters most to the client and proceed at a comfortable pace, whether by video or message. It helps with concerns like relationship stress, caregiving strain, and feelings of isolation.He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and to plan concrete behavior changes. CBT-style work online can include tracking moods, testing new responses between sessions, and reviewing what worked during follow-ups. This method is especially useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Todd treats it as a team effort. He will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. If something doesn’t help, he adjusts the plan together with the client.
Online formats add practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter touchpoints when life is busy. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, caregiving, or health demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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