About Ethel
Ethel Richard-Peterson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas. She brings six years of experience as an LCSW working with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. Her style is direct but warm, and she aims to build a working relationship that helps people make practical changes.
Clients meet a therapist who focuses on understanding what matters to them. Sessions are straightforward and goal-minded, with time spent talking through problems and identifying small steps forward.
How Ethel works
Ethel uses approaches that center the person's perspective and strengths while also addressing patterns that get in the way. She has experience helping with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and multicultural concerns. Therapy combines reflective conversation with practical strategies. Techniques come from client-centered work, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, psychodynamic thinking, and solution-focused methods.
Sessions can include exploring personal stories, clarifying values, and setting achievable goals. Appointments are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Ethel works in English and provides care to people located in Texas.
She asks new clients to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions.
Ethel lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Ethel works with
The areas below are the ones Ethel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and how online sessions work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own perspective and strengths, helping them feel heard and guiding conversations toward what matters most. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, grief, and improving self-esteem.Motivational interviewing uses open conversation to build motivation for change. It helps when people feel stuck about decisions like addressing addictions, making career moves, or changing harmful habits.
Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their lives and helps reframe those stories to allow different choices and outcomes. This can be helpful for coping with trauma, identity concerns, and major life changes.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to needs and goals, explain options, and try methods that fit the person. Together they can adjust the plan over time if something is not working.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone works well if bandwidth is limited, live chat allows brief check-ins, and texting supports shorter, ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and to choose what feels most comfortable.
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