About Richard
Richard Alford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and big life changes. He draws on spiritual values when clients want that support and offers practical steps to move forward.
He focuses on everyday problems people bring to therapy. That includes parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and relationship or family difficulties. He also works with issues like abandonment, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and drug or alcohol addiction.
How Richard works
In sessions he blends talk and practical tools. He uses client-centered listening so people feel heard. He adds cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Solution-focused ideas help set small, achievable goals. Richard also brings trauma-focused approaches when past hurts are part of the picture. He incorporates spiritual or faith-based practices when a client wants that element included, such as prayer or inner healing exercises.
He makes room for personal beliefs while keeping the conversation grounded in clear steps. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to meet language needs. He provides a calm, structured atmosphere and aims to help people regain a sense of direction.
Work in therapy is practical and collaborative, with a focus on real-life changes clients can use right away.
Richard lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Richard works with
The areas below are the ones Richard selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy prioritizes listening and reflecting back what a person says so they feel understood and can notice patterns. That approach helps with anxiety, relationship strain, and stress by creating a steady space to sort thoughts and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction-related behaviors because it teaches concrete skills to change reactions and habits.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they will try strategies and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth work and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is low. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, focused problem-solving, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy lives.
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