Stuart Riskin, LCSW
Licensed in California · 28 years in practice
Stuart Riskin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years in the helping professions.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 22300 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1447518436 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
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About Stuart
Stuart Riskin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years in the helping professions. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, grief, depression, and many life transitions. Stuart aims to create a respectful space where clients bring their own knowledge and goals to the work.
He began his career in the entertainment industry and later moved into social work. That nontraditional path gave him experience in both public and personal sectors.
Background and approach
Those years shaped a practical, down-to-earth style and a broad view of real-life challenges. Stuart describes therapy as a collaborative process. He uses a strength-based attitude and expects clients to take an active role in change.
Conversations focus on what is useful here and now and on building manageable steps forward. His approach draws on client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral ideas, and emotionally-focused tools to address patterns in thinking and relating. He also incorporates mindfulness practices and relationship-focused methods when they fit the situation.
People turn to Stuart for help with parenting stress, work and career concerns, intimacy issues, and coping after trauma or loss. He also supports those dealing with addiction, codependency, and major life adjustments. Stuart offers practical strategies alongside reflective conversation to help people move toward their goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stuart lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stuart names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Stuart’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Stuart uses client-centered work that keeps the person's goals and expertise at the center of sessions. That means conversations focus on what matters to the client and on practical steps they want to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, helpful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress.He also draws on emotionally-focused ideas for relationship and intimacy concerns, which look at how emotions shape interactions and help people try new ways of connecting. Together with mindfulness practices, these approaches can calm reactivity and make problem solving clearer. Stuart treats choosing an approach as a team effort and will help clients find the mix that matches their goals, needs, and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for fuller conversations and reading nonverbal cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or shorter exchanges during a busy week. These options make therapy more flexible and let people work on concerns from different places and schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, parenting strain, and career changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He works collaboratively and takes a strength-based approach, combining supportive conversation with practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.
What background does he bring to therapy?
Stuart has 28 years in the helping professions and moved into social work after a first career in entertainment, giving him wide-ranging real-world experience.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as a CA LCSW, and practices from California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does he use?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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