Richard Alford, LPC

Richard Alford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, and self-esteem struggles. He integrates spiritual perspectives alongside practical therapy to support clients seeking meaning and change.

He offers calm, direct guidance that mixes emotional support with clear steps for change. Sessions often include talk, reflective exercises, and spiritual practices when clients want that. He pays attention to everyday pressures like work stress, family strain, and the sense of disconnection people describe.

Richard draws on approaches that center the client, target unhelpful thinking and behavior, and aim for concrete solutions. He also brings trauma-focused tools when past hurts affect current life. The work is collaborative - the therapist and client set goals and try strategies together.

He can help people address relationship problems, communication struggles, blended family challenges, parenting stress, grief, and issues around addiction. He also supports those dealing with emptiness, guilt, shame, and questions about life purpose and faith.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and take place with attention to each person’s situation and goals. People interested in beginning therapy can use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to move forward.

How therapeutic approaches work in online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them find their own way forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or addictive behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to emphasize listening and reflection, skill-building, or trauma-focused work and then adjust as progress is made.

Confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel, and have shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use video or phone in ways that help people manage stress, practice new skills between meetings, and stay consistent with care.