About Todd
Todd Mangini is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of experience. He brings a calm, practical approach to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. He uses plain language and steady support so clients can make clear changes in daily life.
Todd meets people where they are and emphasizes real-world skills. He draws on client-centered methods to listen closely and make the room feel respectful and nonjudgmental.
How Todd works
Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to spot unhelpful patterns and try different ways of thinking and acting. Mindfulness tools are introduced to help reduce reactivity and improve sleep. Motivational interviewing methods help people find their own reasons to change, especially around addictions or caregiving decisions.
Solution-focused techniques keep work practical and goal-directed when immediate problems need attention. Todd has experience supporting parents facing parenting challenges and people caring for aging relatives. He also supports those coping with chronic illness in a loved one, grief, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues.
He pays attention to how family of origin problems and communication patterns shape current struggles. Sessions are offered in English and are tailored to each person’s pace. Todd aims to help clients build better self-esteem, clearer boundaries, and more satisfying relationships with others and themselves.
He encourages taking small, steady steps toward meaningful change.
Todd lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Todd works with
The areas below are the ones Todd selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Todd blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely, reflects what is heard, and helps people feel understood so they can make choices that fit their values. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns and testing new responses to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there, he collaborates with the person to try methods that feel workable and adjusts them over time based on progress and preference.
Online formats make regular sessions easier to fit into life. Video calls allow a face-to-face feel for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging offer frequent, brief support between sessions or when someone needs to track feelings and get quick feedback. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep momentum toward goals.
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