- 27 years experience
- California LMFT
- Adoption and foster care focus
About Kasimu-Richard
Kasimu-Richard Harley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 27 years of clinical experience. He lives and practices in California and brings a life story shaped by family, military service, and years of helping people overcome hardship. He presents himself as a steady guide who believes people are born with strengths that can be revived after setbacks.
He draws on work in outpatient and residential settings with people facing substance use and mental health challenges. He also supported students in schools by addressing social and emotional obstacles that interfered with learning. In educational roles he coached teachers and administrators on stress reduction and work-life balance.
His approach blends several methods to match the needs of the person in front of him. He uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person's goals and experience. He also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing paired with mindfulness tools to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief.
Kasimu-Richard notes additional areas of focus such as adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and fatherhood issues. He aims to help people reconnect with their strengths and move toward practical change.
People who prefer a straightforward, life-experience informed style may find his approach clear and direct. He encourages collaboration and aims to create sessions that address immediate concerns while building longer term coping skills.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your goals, and online sessions can create space to talk through what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses hands-on exercises you can practice between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing practices that help manage stress and anxiety and can be guided in real time during remote meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with you to pick methods that match your needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can change as you progress, and decisions are made together rather than imposed.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking so you know what options are currently offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and support shorter check-ins when schedules require them. It also allows continuing care for people who are located outside the therapist's immediate area, since international clients are accepted. Discuss logistics and preferred session rhythms when you first schedule to find a workable plan.
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Experience
27+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and related problems listed under his specialties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a blend of client-centered listening, cognitive approaches, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to set practical goals and skills you can use between sessions.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 27 years of professional experience, including work in outpatient and residential treatment settings and school-based roles supporting students and staff.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and he also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats this therapist is offering at the time you schedule.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.