Therapist profile
Francesco Rizzo, LMFT
New Jersey
LMFT in New Jersey - Relationships and Codependency
Continue with FrancescoWhere Francesco stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, New Jersey / 37FI00193600
- NPI
- 1659818029
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New Jersey
About
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
- Mindfulness practices
About Francesco
Francesco Rizzo is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New Jersey with 13 years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy struggles, addiction recovery, and issues linked to identity and grief. He also lists codependency among his focus areas and helps people untangle patterns that leave them putting others first.
Francesco uses straightforward, person-focused methods in sessions. He listens to what matters most and helps clients name repeating patterns. He often helps people practice clearer communication and boundary-setting. Treatment plans are practical and aimed at small, testable changes rather than abstract goals.
His work draws on client-centered techniques alongside cognitive behavioral strategies. He may use emotion-focused ideas when relationships are central to the concern. Mindfulness practices are introduced to help with stress, sleep, and emotional regulation.
Clients who come to him for addiction-related support or for struggles around identity and LGBT issues will find an approach that attends to those specific challenges. He also addresses work stress, caregiver strain, parenting stress, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar-related difficulties.
Francesco encourages collaborative problem-solving and often blends practical skills with conversations about past patterns. Sessions aim to help people notice what keeps repeating and then try different ways of responding. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people clarify their goals and feel more understood, which can reduce isolation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete experiments to test new responses. CBT is helpful for anxiety, low mood, and habit change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to patterns in close relationships and helps people shift how they respond to each other during conflict and closeness.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Francesco discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods based on how helpful they feel. That means sessions can emphasize practical skill practice, relational conversations, or mindfulness exercises depending on what the client needs.
The therapist's exact session formats are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it straightforward to practice skills between sessions and bring real-life situations into conversation during the appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps adults with stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and codependency concerns among other topics.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He works in a collaborative, person-focused way and uses concrete skills practice alongside conversation about patterns and feelings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 13 years of clinical experience as a practicing therapist in New Jersey.
What are his credentials and where does he practice?
He is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in New Jersey.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with international clients?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.