- 40 years experience
- Respectful and direct
- Skills and goals
About Richard
Richard Henegar is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of professional experience. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those struggling with low self esteem or low motivation. He speaks plainly and meets people where they are when they first reach out.
He works with people facing depression and with those managing anger or ongoing family conflict. He also helps with blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and challenges that come after divorce or separation. Other areas he has worked with include trauma-related concerns such as post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury, obsessive patterns, panic attacks, dissociation, and self-harm behaviors.
Richard uses familiar, evidence-based methods to structure sessions and teach practical skills. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and change them. He uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to support emotional regulation and reduce impulsive reactions. He also applies Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when relationship repair and better connection are needed.
Sessions are shaped to fit each person’s situation and goals. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversation and plans to what feels useful. Taking the first step can be hard, and he aims to make the process straightforward and manageable.
If you decide to begin, expect clear goals, simple skills you can try between meetings, and a focus on what you want to change next.
He works with people facing depression and with those managing anger or ongoing family conflict. He also helps with blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and challenges that come after divorce or separation. Other areas he has worked with include trauma-related concerns such as post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury, obsessive patterns, panic attacks, dissociation, and self-harm behaviors.
Richard uses familiar, evidence-based methods to structure sessions and teach practical skills. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and change them. He uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to support emotional regulation and reduce impulsive reactions. He also applies Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when relationship repair and better connection are needed.
Sessions are shaped to fit each person’s situation and goals. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversation and plans to what feels useful. Taking the first step can be hard, and he aims to make the process straightforward and manageable.
If you decide to begin, expect clear goals, simple skills you can try between meetings, and a focus on what you want to change next.