About Adrian
Adrian Quintero is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California who focuses on creating an affirming space for people exploring identity and life change. Adrian centers conversations on what matters to each person and helps them find practical ways forward. Adrian supports people dealing with LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, and questions about identity.
He also helps with grief, depression, anxiety, stress, and compassion fatigue. Clients come to work on self-esteem, relationship difficulties, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How Adrian works
Approach is down-to-earth and collaborative. Adrian uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and client-centered work to follow each person’s pace. He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to build skills for managing thoughts and stress.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on understanding what’s getting in the way now and building steps that fit daily life. Adrian encourages curiosity about old patterns and small experiments to test new ways of coping.
Adrian brings three years of clinical experience in California to this work and combines active listening with clear tools. People who want an open, nonjudgmental therapist who balances emotional support with skill-building may find his approach helpful.
Adrian lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Adrian works with
The areas below are the ones Adrian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support that fit your life
Adrian uses attachment-based work to help people notice recurring relationship patterns and understand how past connections shape feelings today. This approach can be useful for concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, and relationship struggles.Adrian also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and following the person's experience. That means sessions move at the client's pace and focus on what they want to explore, whether that's identity questions, grief, or life purpose. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, manage ADHD-related challenges, and improve mood.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Adrian collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video lets you see facial cues and hold longer sessions, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches that feel sustainable.
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