Richard Roe, LPC

Richard Roe is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 26 years of experience. He focuses on practical, hands-on support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addictive behaviors. His approach is straightforward and kind. He aims to make the first step easier for someone reaching out.

In sessions he uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside acceptance-based ideas and attachment work. That means he helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and build healthier ways of relating. He also draws on client-centered and dialectical skills to stay grounded and calm in tough conversations.

Richard works with concerns such as anger, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD. He also supports people dealing with chronic pain, caregiver stress, career transitions, and midlife challenges. He addresses deeper themes like abandonment, guilt, and forgiveness when they affect daily life.

His style is collaborative and tailored. He listens, then helps set realistic steps and goals. Sessions focus on practical tools you can try between meetings and on understanding patterns that keep problems going.

Over his career he has supported people through traumatic events, relationship strain, and major life changes. He aims to offer a respectful, nonjudgmental space so people can work toward clearer choices and steadier coping.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Richard uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change thought patterns and behaviors that cause distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and for building practical coping skills. He also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on accepting difficult feelings while working toward values-based goals and steady action.

Attachment-Based Therapy is another strand he brings into online sessions when relationship patterns or abandonment wounds are central. That work looks at how early patterns show up now and helps people try new ways of relating and communicating in present relationships. Choosing the right blend of approaches is a collaborative process; the therapist helps weigh your goals, needs, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for more in-depth work and face-to-face dialogue, while phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or mobility matters. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief, focused support without a full appointment. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different formats to see what works best.