Richard Wendt
Supportive family therapist focused on practical change
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Richard
Richard Wendt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help families and parents manage stress, parenting challenges, and relationship strains. He keeps sessions straightforward and focused on real changes. He listens, helps clarify what matters most, and works with families to build clearer routines and better communication.
He has 12 years of experience in counseling and helped people across school and community settings before starting independent practice.
Background and approach
His training includes a Master of Arts in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling and a Master of Divinity with emphasis in New Testament Theology. He has particular experience with trauma and post-traumatic stress from his graduate work in traumatic stress. He draws on practical skills learned while working in college counseling, youth services, and community ministry roles.
Those roles included work in pastoral counseling and chaplaincy, which shaped his focus on relational repair and emotional support. He is licensed in California as LMFT 94478. In sessions he focuses on everyday skills - improving how family members talk, managing strong emotions, and reducing anxiety and stress that get in the way of parenting.
He also addresses attachment concerns, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and social anxiety. Sessions are offered in English and are available via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a parent can select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Evidence-based approaches for family and parenting work online
Richard uses focused, evidence-based techniques that translate well to remote sessions. One approach emphasizes trauma-informed care, which looks at how past stressful events affect current reactions and relationships and teaches grounding and coping strategies that help with post-traumatic stress and intense anxiety. Another approach centers on relationship and communication skills training, teaching families practical ways to express needs, set boundaries, and resolve conflicts with clearer, step-by-step exercises.Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will talk with parents about goals and daily challenges, try practical methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to prioritize, and progress is checked as work continues.
Online therapy offers flexible ways for busy families to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for role-play and joint sessions. Phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging give shorter, on-the-go options for check-ins, problem solving, and coaching between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into family schedules while maintaining continuity of care.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
Next step
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