Randall Ramirez
Compassionate clinician blending attachment and CBT
LMFT, LCSW California
- Experience
- 40 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Randall
Randall Ramirez is a dual-licensed clinician in California holding both LMFT and LCSW credentials with four decades of clinical experience.
Background and approach
He has worked across management and direct service roles in behavioral health, social services, residential care, and health care settings, supporting people facing emotional disorders, health-related illnesses, and a range of environmental stressors. His practice draws on a long history of training and hands-on work with different age groups and family configurations.
Ramirez emphasizes early attachment, complex trauma, and relational dynamics, with a strong interest in multicultural sensitivity. He founded and chaired the South County Roundtable on Attachment (SCRoA), an interdisciplinary group that explored attachment disorders and evidence-informed approaches to care in Santa Clara County.
His background also includes offering parent-to-parent support through a faith-based group focused on children with special needs, informed by his experience as an adoptive father. Randall blends cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-informed and client-centered approaches to tailor therapy to each person’s situation, drawing on mindfulness and EMDR where appropriate.
Evidence-Informed Methods Delivered Online
Randall Ramirez integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, offering practical strategies for day-to-day coping. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relational patterns and how they shape current relationships, helping people address abandonment, trust, and communication challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; he works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their goals, history, and preferences. That collaboration can include blending CBT skills with attachment-focused exploration, mindfulness practices, or EMDR techniques when appropriate, so treatment evolves from session to session based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or for those in different locations. These formats support ongoing access to licensed professionals and allow for consistent, adaptable care while accommodating individual communication styles and practical needs.
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Experience
40+ years
Licensed
California, California
Languages
English, Spanish