Dr. Raoul Kaufman, LMFT

Dr. Raoul Kaufman is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of experience in California. He helps people facing grief and loss, struggles around eating and body image, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. He also offers coaching for motivation and life direction.

He keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. Conversations focus on the problems you bring and practical ways to change day-to-day habits. He aims to help people build confidence and clearer choices rather than rely on quick fixes.

Dr. Kaufman draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses existential ideas to address meaning and purpose. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas appear when useful to understand emotions and patterns.

His style blends short-term problem solving with deeper exploration when needed. That can mean creating concrete steps one week and reflecting on life themes the next. He works at a pace chosen together with the person in therapy.

Clients can expect a practical plan tailored to their situation. He listens for what is working and what is not, then adjusts the plan. The goal is clearer thinking, better coping, and stronger daily routines.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

The practice commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT sessions tend to focus on concrete goals, homework between sessions, and measurable steps to improve mood, eating patterns, or confidence.

Existential therapy is also part of his work when people are wrestling with meaning, life direction, or purpose. This approach involves open discussion about values and choices and can help people find clearer priorities when life feels uncertain.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust methods based on how things progress. Together they decide whether short-term problem solving or deeper reflection will be most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical ways to fit care into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing body language matters. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging are available for brief updates, coaching-style support, or flexible contact between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, caregiving, or travel.