About Arthur
Arthur Brendze welcomes people who are feeling stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed. He emphasizes a respectful, sensitive approach and aims to help people find clearer direction and greater confidence. Arthur is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - with 30 years of experience in California.
He focuses on LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges with self-esteem. Arthur also helps with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and problems tied to addiction.
How Arthur works
He supports people facing life changes such as separation, caregiving stress, aging concerns, adoption or foster care issues, and career transition. In sessions he listens first and tailors conversations to each person. He works collaboratively to create a plan that fits specific goals and circumstances.
Expect practical ideas you can try between sessions and a calm space to talk through difficult feelings. Arthur has worked in the field for three decades and brings steady experience to complicated problems like attachment struggles, codependency, control issues, and dissociation. He also addresses sleep difficulties, anger, body image concerns, and feelings of emptiness.
People who want straightforward guidance on coping skills, communication, or repairing trust will find clear, goal-focused support. Arthur aims to help people build stronger routines, healthier habits, and better ways to handle stress and relationship strain.
What Arthur works with
The areas below are the ones Arthur selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Arthur uses well-established, evidence-based techniques to address practical problems and emotional pain. One approach focuses on improving communication and relationship patterns by identifying unhelpful behaviors and practicing clearer ways to connect; this helps with intimacy, trust, and commitment issues. Another approach targets mood and anxiety by teaching coping skills and routines people can use day to day to reduce worry, improve sleep, and manage stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Arthur will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest a path to try. He adjusts methods over time so the plan fits real life and changing needs, and he treats this as a collaborative process between therapist and client.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow for ongoing support between appointments and work well for people who prefer written communication or need flexible timing.
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