Jared Maloney, LMFT
California · 8 years in practice
Jared Maloney is a licensed marriage and family therapist who emphasizes existential questions about meaning, choice, and belonging.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 118098 · expires February 2026
- LMFT, New Hampshire
- 406 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1881149599 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jared
Jared Maloney is a licensed marriage and family therapist who emphasizes existential questions about meaning, choice, and belonging. He invites people to talk about what matters to them and to examine how thoughts and feelings shape daily life. Jared uses a direct, down-to-earth style that aims to make therapy practical and relatable.
He helps with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship struggles. Jared also supports people facing work stress, identity questions, body image concerns, and challenges with sleep or eating.
Background and approach
He offers coaching-style work for goal setting and life direction alongside deeper therapeutic exploration. His approach combines client-centered listening with attachment-focused ideas about how relationships influence behavior. Jared uses cognitive strategies to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts.
He also draws on emotion-focused and depth-oriented methods to clarify underlying patterns and values. In sessions he may offer journaling prompts, guided mindfulness, role-play, or somatic exercises to expand how clients notice and respond to feelings. These techniques are chosen to match each person’s needs and preferences rather than following a single formula.
Jared holds an LMFT and has eight years of clinical experience. He is licensed in California and New Hampshire and sees clients from California. Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
He works in English and does not take international clients.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jared lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jared names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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
Therapy approaches you can use online
Existential therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and personal responsibility. It helps people who feel stuck, lost, or unsure about direction to clarify values and make deliberate choices about their lives. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotion and behavior; it can help people understand patterns in close relationships and learn new ways to connect and regulate feelings.Client-centered therapy centers conversations on the person’s own priorities and experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, listens closely, and reflects back what is noticed so people feel heard and can find their own solutions. Jared will work collaboratively to identify which approach or combination of approaches fits best for a person’s goals and preferences rather than imposing a single method.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you read facial expression and body language for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be simpler if bandwidth is limited or if you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins, journaling-style reflections, or stepped coaching easier to fit into a busy day. These options make it possible to continue steady work on goals, habits, and coping skills without traveling to appointments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Jared address in therapy?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, and issues like body image, sleep, and eating. Additional focus includes ADHD, caregiver stress, and trauma-related concerns.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He blends existential questions with client-centered listening, attachment ideas, CBT techniques, and emotion-focused work. Sessions can include practical tools and deeper exploration of meaning and patterns.
What is his clinical background and experience?
Jared holds an LMFT and has eight years of clinical experience working with a range of mood, behavioral, and relational issues. He combines coaching and therapeutic approaches to help people reach goals and build coping skills.
Where is Jared licensed and based?
He is a licensed marriage and family therapist with licenses in New Hampshire and California and practices with clients in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide options that fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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