About Todd
Dr. Todd McGinnis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 17 years of clinical experience in California. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.
He aims to create a calm space where clients can speak openly and feel heard. He offers straightforward, practical support for panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood swings. He helps people sort through control issues, impulsivity, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.
Background and approach
He also addresses men’s issues, midlife concerns, and problems with communication and guilt. Sessions are goal-oriented and collaborative. He listens first, then works with each person to set realistic steps toward change.
Conversations cover coping strategies, behavior patterns, and small changes that make daily life easier. Dr. McGinnis emphasizes gradual progress rather than quick fixes.
He supports clients through setbacks and helps them build routines that reduce stress and stabilize mood. He encourages people to try manageable steps and notice what helps. He invites anyone who is ready to take the first step to consider therapy as a practical tool.
He frames therapy as a partnership where the client’s goals and values guide the work. His approach is grounded in real-world problem solving and steady support.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Dr. McGinnis works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced thoughts, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Another approach focuses on building steady routines and small behavioral steps to manage mood swings, impulsivity, and stress in daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, symptoms, and preferences together and try methods that fit the client's life. If one method does not feel helpful, adjustments are made so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and needs. Video calls support face-to-face conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when scheduling longer sessions is difficult. These formats make it easier to keep consistent appointments and fit therapy into a busy routine.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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