Fred Lombardo
Helping clients build clarity and resilience
LCSW California
- Experience
- 35 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Fred
Fred Lombardo is a California-licensed LCSW with 35 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and issues around self-esteem and motivation.
Background and approach
He draws on a range of therapeutic methods to support clients facing family conflict, intimacy-related concerns, sleeping difficulties, and life transitions, as well as specific problems such as panic attacks, social anxiety, and symptoms commonly associated with ADHD. His practice emphasizes respect for each person's strengths and life story, centering the client's own goals and insights.
He integrates cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to build practical coping skills and clearer awareness of patterns that fuel distress. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic perspectives also inform his work when exploring motivation, communication problems, control issues, or deeper relational themes.
Fred approaches therapy as a collaborative process, offering steady support while helping clients translate discoveries into everyday changes. He encourages those ready to pursue greater confidence, improved relationships, or relief from anxiety to take a first step toward a more satisfying life.
Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online
Fred uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; this approach is practical for anxiety, panic symptoms, social fears, and sleep-related problems. He also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, providing empathic listening and a nonjudgmental space that helps people clarify their goals and tap into personal strengths. Mindfulness Therapy is offered as an adjunct, teaching present-focused attention and breathing techniques useful for managing stress, compassion fatigue, and moment-to-moment anxiety.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic work. Fred approaches treatment collaboratively, exploring together which strategies feel most useful based on a client's needs, goals, and preferences, and then adapting techniques as progress unfolds.
Online therapy with Fred is available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for those balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. These formats allow ongoing access to therapeutic support and practical tools without travel, making it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting sessions into busy lives.
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Experience
35+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English