Richard Rodgers, LCSW

Richard Rodgers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and mood concerns. He draws on ten years of experience in mental health and addiction settings to offer straightforward support and skill-based therapy.

He began his work after military service and has practiced in inpatient and outpatient settings. That background shaped a focus on addiction, trauma, and related struggles, while also informing help for depression, sleep problems, and career or relationship stress. He brings a calm, purposeful style to sessions.

In therapy he focuses on what clients can do day to day. Sessions include talking things through, learning coping strategies, and practicing small behavioral changes. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with acceptance and attachment-focused approaches to help shift patterns that cause distress.

Richard emphasizes collaboration. He listens to each person’s goals and adapts tools to fit their life. He aims to help people build routines, manage triggers, and strengthen relationships where possible.

Parents and individuals who are worried about mood, addiction, or overwhelming stress will find a practical, problem-focused approach. Richard works with people on issues such as ADHD, grief, chronic pain, intimacy-related concerns, and compassion fatigue. His goal is to help clients move toward more manageable days and clearer choices.

Approach-driven care using online sessions

Richard combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people manage thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to change mood and functioning. ACT encourages identifying values and taking steps toward them even when difficult feelings are present, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction.

He also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect stress and intimacy. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then shape sessions around what seems most helpful for their situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people work face to face when they can, phone can be easier when bandwidth or cameras are an issue, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to try different ways of connecting as needs change.