Richard Whitton, LMHC

Richard Whitton is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. He meets people where they are and works with them to make manageable change.

He helps with stress and anxiety and offers support for depression and bipolar concerns. He also assists people coping with addictions, sleep problems, and grief. He listens for strengths in each person and builds goals around what those strengths can do.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Richard uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. He combines this with mindfulness exercises to help with strong emotions and attention in the moment.

He also pays attention to how close relationships shape current difficulties. Attachment-based ideas guide how he talks about trust, boundaries, and communication patterns. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help when someone needs short-term direction or wants to boost motivation.

Richard describes the first step as the hardest, and he focuses on steady, practical progress after that. He helps people set small, realistic goals and checks them regularly. His style is direct and supportive, aimed at helping people get through hard times and return to daily life with clearer tools.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Richard often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and test unhelpful thoughts, and to try small behavior changes that can ease symptoms over time. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday struggles.

He also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationship patterns affect current problems. That approach helps people work on trust, boundaries, and communication in day-to-day life. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these methods to improve present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to strong emotions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. He works collaboratively to decide what feels most useful based on a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation guides whether sessions focus on thought work, relationship patterns, or brief solution-focused steps.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video lets people practice skills together; phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow for quick support between sessions and ongoing reflection without scheduling a full appointment.