About Richard
Richard Rodgers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience in mental health and addiction settings. He began his career after serving in the Army National Guard and now practices in Indiana. He listens closely and works with people to make practical changes that fit their lives.
Richard uses straightforward talk therapy paired with approaches that match each person’s needs. He supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and ADHD.
Background and approach
He also helps with relationship strain, parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, and career-related stress. His background includes work in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and he has a history of supporting veterans and people affected by substance use. That mix of hospital and community experience informs how he plans care and follows real-world needs.
He draws on methods that focus on values, behavior change, and strengthening relationships. Sessions are collaborative and focused on small, doable steps. Richard emphasizes practical tools people can use between sessions to manage mood, reduce cravings, or improve sleep and focus.
He tailors interventions to each person rather than following one fixed model. Outside of work he values time with family and hobbies that help him recharge. That balance shapes a calm, steady style in sessions and a focus on long-term resilience rather than quick fixes.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed actions toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related avoidance, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, insomnia, and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can support people with intense mood swings, anger, or relationship stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Richard will discuss options and try methods that match a person’s goals and preferences. He collaborates with clients to pick techniques, adjusts plans as needed, and focuses on what helps in day-to-day life rather than strict theory alone.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a fuller conversation and teaching skills by example. Phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, homework prompts, or steps to use between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Indiana, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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