About Richard
Richard Yates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who aims to be calm and steady when life feels overwhelming. He listens without judgment and helps people find clear, doable steps to manage daily stress and intense emotions. He works with adults facing anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar symptoms, anger, and ADHD-related challenges.
He also focuses on impulsivity, issues commonly faced by men, and concerns that come up for young adults. His style is straightforward and practical, with short-term skills people can use between sessions.
Background and approach
Richard uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. In sessions he teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and problem-solving techniques that can be practiced outside appointments. He draws on four years of clinical experience working with people in difficult situations across Texas.
That experience shapes how he prioritizes safety and steady progress while keeping goals realistic and measurable. Sessions are conversational and focused. The aim is to make progress through small, consistent steps so people feel more in control of daily life.
How CBT and DBT work in online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It helps people break cycles of worry or low mood by practicing small, concrete exercises aimed at shifting thinking and daily routines.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, centers on building skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful for managing strong emotions, impulsive actions, and overwhelming stress through step-by-step skills practice.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods collaboratively and adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or practice skills between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep regular momentum.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- ADHD
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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