Richard Alongi , LMFT

Richard Alongi is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 36 years of professional experience helping people navigate addictions, relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, and motivation struggles. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), he draws on long experience addressing self-esteem, confidence, stress, anxiety, grief, anger, career transitions, and the many life changes that prompt people to seek support.

He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each individual situation. His work includes support for trauma and abuse recovery, coping strategies for substance use, and guidance around intimacy and attachment-related issues. He also assists those confronting caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and control concerns, dissociation, and emotional emptiness.

Richard emphasizes a collaborative, tailored process that meets clients where they are and builds on their strengths. He recognizes the courage it takes to begin therapy and focuses on practical, compassionate care that aligns with each personâs goals and pace.

Attachment-Focused and Emotionally-Guided Online Care

Richard Alongi integrates attachment-based and emotionally-focused approaches into online work to help clients build secure connections and process deep emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and helps people understand and reshape how they relate to partners, family members, and themselves. This approach is useful for issues like abandonment fears, attachment difficulties, and relationship instability.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and expressing core emotions in the context of close relationships. It helps couples and individuals repair disconnects, improve communication, and move through intense feelings so they can create more stable, caring interactions. Client-Centered Therapy complements these methods by prioritizing the client's perspective - offering empathy, acceptance, and support while clients explore goals and make changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Richard works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. He and the client review progress and adjust methods as work unfolds.

Online therapy with Richard is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling around work, family, and life demands, and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are impractical. The variety of formats allows therapists and clients to choose the medium that best supports the therapeutic process.