Randy Marinez, MS, LMHC

Our consultation with Randy was the most exceptionally unprofessional experience I’ve ever had with a counselor or therapist.
In the last year I’ve gone through an extremely difficult break-​up with my daughter’s father, and we have not dealt well with the high inter-​personal conflict between us. In turn that conflict has caused some very serious issues with attempting to set-​up visitation. We don’t need counseling to save our relationship, but we do need to establish better communication and respectful treatment in order to be good co-​parents. It’s a tense and high conflict situation between us that needs the right person to help us find a way out of it. We both have a lot of pent up anger and frustration, and are pretty stuck in unhealthy ways of trying to express our frustrations and needs. We need both mediation and guidance on how to be better. I completely understand if a counselor doesn’t feel they are a good fit.
What I don’t understand is someone who calls themselves a counselor saying don’t bother trying. During our consultation, Randy offered no guidance, no insight, no suggestions on better treatment options, and worse, rather than simply saying he wasn’t a good fit or offering a suggestion on what might be, he had the audacity to say «Man, don’t bother she’s never going to be happy, get a lawyer.»
Even if that was his personal opinion as a brother-​in-​arms, it is beyond unprofessional and inappropriate as a couples counselor. We need help to try to find a way out of this mess, hope for change, not someone to fan the flames.

Randy Marinez is everything you could want in a therapist, and more. For me, an effective therapist needs to have three key skills. First, they need to make you feel comfortable. In our first session, Randy did this immediately– largely due to his sense of humor, and down-​to-​earth personality. Second, they need to cut through your smoke-​screen of BS to get to the root of issues. Anybody who has worked with Randy can tell you that his ability to do this is uncanny. Finally, they need to empower you to make the necessary changes for yourself. Through coaching and some tough introspection– Randy guided me through making some life changes that were painful, but really needed to happen.
I can’t recommend Randy Marinez enough. Let him tune-​up your life… you’ll be glad you did!

Some may get by with a little help from their friends, but me, I tend to trust paid professionals.
Randy Marinez is such a dynamic and ‘to the point’ therapist that you can’t help but make some quick progress when that’s your goal.
Couples, individual, GLBT, abuse survivor: if it can be solved by counseling, Randy does it all and does it well.
I would highly recommend him to couples who need to get through a tough issue or just tune up what’s working but could work better.