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Richard Alongi, LMFT

  • Experience36 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Richard

Richard Alongi is a California-licensed LMFT with more than three decades of clinical practice helping people navigate addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma, anxiety, depression, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation.

Background and approach

He frames therapy as a collaborative, respectful process tailored to each person's needs, and focuses on building emotional insight, stronger attachments, and clearer coping strategies. His work draws on attachment-based ideas, emotionally focused approaches, client-centered principles, Imago relationship methods, and Jungian perspectives to explore how past patterns and present feelings shape behavior.

Richard brings experience addressing intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, and he adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit what matters most to the client. Clients can expect a compassionate, sensitive stance that prioritizes individualized care and practical tools for day-to-day coping.

He encourages taking the first step and supports clients through planning and growth while remaining attentive to each person’s unique circumstances.

Integrating Attachment and Emotion-Focused Work Online

Richard uses attachment-based and emotionally-focused approaches to help clients explore how early relational patterns influence current feelings and behaviors. Attachment-based work focuses on patterns of connection and helps people understand how safety, trust, and responsiveness shape relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify and reorganize emotional experiences to improve intimacy, reduce distress, and create new ways of responding when emotions run high.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Richard approaches this collaboratively. He will discuss different methods, listen to your goals and preferences, and tailor a plan that blends techniques to match your needs rather than applying a single model rigidly.

Online therapy with him is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These formats make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy life, continue work during transitions, and maintain momentum between meetings while allowing licensed professionals to guide progress through conversation and reflective exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
He works with a range of issues including addictions, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, anger, career concerns, self-esteem, and ADHD.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions emphasize a respectful, client-centered stance that draws on attachment and emotionally focused methods to build emotional understanding and improve relational patterns.
How long has he been practicing?
He brings 36 years of professional experience to his work and has supported clients across many life and relational challenges during that time.
What credentials and location does he hold?
He is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California holding the credential CA LMFT 19896.
Does he offer services in other languages or to international clients?
He provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging according to client preference.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

36+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English