Licensed to practice in California and accepts 49 insurances. Specializes in Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression and 8 more.
Richard Lenchner
About me
My name is Richard Lenchner, LMFT and I have been a practicing therapist for over 37 years. I received my B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pepperdine University. I believe that everyone deserves a happy and healthy life. This can be achieved when you learn how to balance your life emotionally, spiritually, physically and mentally (ESPM).
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Goals are an important aspect of the therapeutic process; they help to identify progress and the successes made in therapy. We work together to understand what you are hoping to achieve in the therapeutic process. We then identify and create realistic attainable goals.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My approach depends on the person I'm working with at the time. I tend to be straight forward, honest, open, direct and compassionate. I find by using analogies, I can help create more understanding and insight into past and current issues.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My focus is on adult individuals who struggle with addiction, grief/loss, depression, anxiety, codependency, motivation, self-esteem/worth issues and finding their balance in life. I also work with dancers, musicians, writers, and others in the entertainment and artistic industries.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anger Management
Anxiety
Depression
Other specialties
Addiction
Grief
Life Transitions
Men's Issues
Military/Veterans
Mood Disorders
Self Esteem
Trauma and PTSD
Identifies as
Man
White
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Ambetter from Health Net
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Shield
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $200 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
GTEB
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I have trained in CBT throughout my education, practice and have incorporated these techniques into my therapeutic approach. My approach is more eclectic and incorporate many treatment methods from numerous orientations in psychology.
11 ratings with written reviews
July 13, 2026
The best therapist I've ever worked, with hands down. He can be direct, funny, smart, warm, challenging, authentic and solution oriented all at the same time. He's really helping me in so many ways, I feel like I hit the lottery and wish I had met him a long time ago. He's worth his weight in gold and more!
Verified client, age 35-44
June 15, 2026
Wish I could pick more stand outs from his therapy style because he was warm, direct, solution oriented, open-minded, intelligent, humorous, challenging, empowering, holistic and authentic all at the same time. My first session with him was more helpful than 10 sessions with other therapists combined. Highly recommend and highly looking forward to working more with him in the future.
Verified client, age 35-44
April 30, 2026
Rich gets right to the point in a manner that makes me self aware of my short comings. He does an excellent job identifying the areas I can improve upon and provides me with strategies to deal with my issues in a realistic constructive way. I always leave a session feeling better than when I started.