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Licensed to practice in Massachusetts and accepts 45 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and PTSD and 7 more.

Richard Alan Mendoza

LMFT, 9 years of experience
Authentic
Warm
Open-minded
VirtualAvailable

My name is Richard Alan Mendoza and I am an LMFT. I work with clients that present a wide array of personal issues that include but are not limited to depression, anxiety, chronic stress, substance-use, PTSD, and grief. As a therapist who has been on the other side as a client, I know how difficult it can be to open up to a stranger. My hope is to cultivate a safe therapeutic space so as to allow the client(s) to breathe and sit in the present moment with themselves and in time, assist with discovering insights as well as solutions to pertinent issues.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Clients can expect to be provided with informed consent, expectations for therapy, limits to confidentiality, and mandated reporting while commencing the process of rapport building/getting to know one another. Client can expect to be met with warmth, authenticity, presence, and curiosity.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Some of my greatest strengths as a provider include being empathic, process and solution oriented, eclectic in terms of therapeutic modalities, and genuine in my approach towards clients.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I have effectively worked with adults, children, adolescents, veterans, and couples that have experienced academic/social/personal/relational struggles. I know how what it feels like to experience self-doubt, fear, anxiety, chronic stress, and trauma. My past/present experiences provide the opportunity to find common ground and connections with the aforementioned populations. All in all, I am seeking to work with a client(s) that are able to put in the effort to obtain therapeutic goals as well as effectively utilize therapy as a way to self-reflect, share pertinent thoughts/emotions, and attain inner-healing.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety

Depression

Trauma and PTSD

Other specialties

Coping Skills

Grief

Personality Disorders

School Issues

Self Esteem

Spirituality

Suicidal Ideation

I identify as

Christian

Hispanic / Latinx

Man

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)

Children (6 to 12)

Elders (65 and above)

Teenagers (13 to 17)

Licensed in

Massachusetts

Accepts

Aetna

Aetna - ASR Health Benefits

Aetna - Allied Benefits

Aetna - Luminare

Aetna - Medicare

Aetna - Moda

Aetna - WebTPA

Aetna – HealthEZ

All Savers

Amerihealth Administrators

Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage

Arlo

AvMed

Blue Benefit Administrators of Massachusetts (BBA)

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Anthem

Independence Administrators

Independence Blue Cross

Cash - $175 per session

Centivo

Cigna

Cigna - HealthEZ

EAP:Cigna

EAP:Evernorth

EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Evernorth

GTEB

Golden Rule

Harvard Pilgrim

Humana - Medicare

Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)

UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Optum

OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions

Oscar

Oxford

Surest (formerly Bind)

Tufts Health

United Medical Resources

UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)

UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance

UnitedHealthcare Shared Services

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare

UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Christian Counseling

I have utilized prayer and biblical scripture to assist clients that are seeking to incorporate their faith into therapy. I have found that inviting the Holy Spirit into the therapeutic space has resulted in fundamental change in thoughts/behaviors/emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I have incorporated cognitive behavioral therapy to assist clients struggling with depressive symptoms due to its cognitive profiles (i.e. negative beliefs about self, others, future). CBT typically looks like incorporating socratic questioning to assist with subjunctive thinking/self-reflection/challenging negative core beliefs and thought-patterns.

Solution Focused Brief Treatment

Solution Focused treatment is utilized to empower clients to find solutions for personal issues through therapeutic guidance via scaling questions, exception questions, presupposing change questions, while building a therapeutic alliance.

Person-centered (Rogerian)

Person-Centered therapy is utilized to empower clients to attain/re-attain self-actualization. In Layman's terms, I assist client's on how to rediscover a genuine connection to themselves and their experiences by presenting authenticity, genuineness, and empathy.

, 73 ratings

16 ratings with written reviews

January 2, 2026

This was my first time in therapy, and I could not have asked for a better session. Mr. Mendoza does a great job listening and making the session feel like you are talking to a VERY knowledgeable friend. In just the first session, I discovered things about myself I never really stopped to think about. I am truly grateful God has put you in my path.

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 1 with Richard

December 20, 2025

Good listener

Verified client, age 65+
Review shared after session 1 with Richard

October 31, 2025

I'm having the best experience with my therapist. I feel like he is God sent. Very humble, wise and a man of God. Blessed

Verified client, age 45-54
Review shared after session 5 with Richard