Richard Linzer is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anger Management, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Peer Relationships, School Issues, Self Esteem, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I have been providing counseling and psychotherapy to individual adults, couples, children, teen and families in the Santa Cruz area since 1970. I love helping people discover their inner strengths and figure out how to utilize those strengths to create a better life and relationships. I see my role as a combination of coach, mentor, cheerleader and midwife. I utilize a versatile, directive approach to therapy which is informed by several theories and modalities including Family Systems, CBT, Short-term behavioral therapy, Gestalt, Strength-based and Humanistic. Much of my practice deals with achieving personal goals, relationship issues and parent/lchild issues. Over the course of my 45+ yr. career I have taught many classes, such as Adult Children of Alcoholics, Codependency, Marriage Enhancement and Parenting classes. For the past eight years I have served as an Adjunct Professor at JFK University, training and supervising graduate student trainees in how to become effective MFTs.