About
- Relationship conflict
- Parenting stress
- Identity work
About Randi
Randi Butwin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship concerns and identity questions. She often works with people dealing with parenting stress, anxiety, and major life changes.
She helps adults and young adults who are moving out of harmful relationships or who are adjusting to changes in family roles. Randi also takes on relationship conflict, intimacy questions, and issues connected to sexual identity and gender. Her interests include LGBT concerns, ADHD, and communication problems within families.
Her background includes work in hospice supporting end-of-life and bereavement needs, school-based work with children, teens, parents and families, and clinics serving transitional youth. She has also provided therapy in private practice settings working with couples. These varied experiences shape a practical approach to everyday family and parenting stress.
Randi uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person's experience and perspective. She also draws on the Gottman Method for relationship work, motivational interviewing to support change, and narrative therapy to help people reframe difficult stories. Sessions focus on clear steps, problem solving, and strengthening communication skills.
People who choose her typically want direct help with family conflict, parenting strain, identity development, or moving on from unhealthy relationships. Randi aims to help people notice small changes that make daily life feel more manageable and to plan concrete next steps.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-centered therapy places the client's experience at the center and helps people name what matters to them. It is useful for identity questions, parenting stress, and feeling stuck in relationships. The Gottman Method focuses on relationship patterns and teaches concrete skills for better communication and conflict management. It is often used for couples or partners working on connection and trust.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying motivational interviewing to support behavior change or narrative techniques to reframe a personal story, depending on what the client needs.
The therapist's profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a parent's schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for quieter, more focused check-ins during a work break. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt session pace and tools to suit parenting demands, scheduling limits, and the client’s comfort with different formats.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family life?
She works with relationship conflict, parenting strain, intimacy issues, and identity-related family stress including LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered, focusing on the person's experience and goals. She also uses elements of the Gottman Method, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy.
What kind of background does she bring to family work?
She has three years of experience including hospice bereavement support, school-based roles with children and parents, community clinic work with transitional youth, and private practice with couples.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
The original profile does not list session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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