- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Todd
Todd Mangini is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 20 years of experience. He uses a calm, practical style to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. He also supports parents working through parenting challenges and people coping with life changes and caregiver strain.
Todd focuses on clear conversations that identify what matters most. He listens first and helps people set realistic steps. His sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build practical skills for day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Clients often bring issues such as grief, addiction concerns, sleep problems, anger, or low self-esteem. Todd also works with people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving burdens, family of origin patterns, and questions about life purpose. He pays attention to how body sensations and emotions connect to thoughts and behavior.
His approach mixes client-centered conversations with goal-focused techniques. That means the work combines listening and reflection with concrete strategies people can try between sessions. Todd uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods.
Todd aims to create a respectful space where people can speak freely and figure out next steps. He invites clients to set the pace and focus of work. Practical planning and small experiments are common parts of the process.
What Todd works with
Everything Todd lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Todd helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Todd lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Todd commonly uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness techniques in his online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and helping people feel heard so they can find their own next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy adds attention to present-moment experience and simple exercises that reduce reactivity and improve focus.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Todd will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. He encourages small experiments between sessions and checks in about what helps and what doesn’t.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, reminders, or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
Questions people ask about Todd
What concerns does he commonly address?
Todd helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, addictions, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He blends client-centered listening with goal-focused techniques and practical steps. Sessions aim to balance understanding with skills people can use between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He has 20 years of professional experience working as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California.
What credentials and location apply?
Todd is an LMFT licensed in California and offers services based in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does he use?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
More therapists for parents in California
All in California
Moushumi Ghose
LMFT
California 23 years in practice
Intimacy and relationship-focused therapy
- LGBT
- Relationship
- Intimacy-related issues
Jeana De Lay
LMFT
California 17 years in practice
Practical therapy and parenting support
- Self esteem
- Career
- Stress, Anxiety
Yanina Lambert
LMFT
California 20 years in practice English, Spanish
Supportive therapist for parenting and relationships
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Trauma and abuse