Bruce Richards
Practical, collaborative therapy for everyday challenges
LICSW Massachusetts
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Bruce
Bruce Richards is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts with more than 15 years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
He has provided care for a wide range of mood and thought disorders as well as life stressors, including bipolar disorder, major depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and family challenges, grief, and issues related to sleep, parenting, career, and coping with life transitions. He has also addressed substance concerns, domestic violence, communication and control problems, and work-related difficulties.
Richards takes a collaborative, goal-oriented stance and emphasizes helping people build self-belief and practical skills. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside solution-focused talk therapy to shape treatment plans that reflect each client’s goals.
He is opposed to discrimination and advocates for people with mental health needs, drawing on long experience to support clients through both short-term and time-limited work up to one year. Clients can expect a professional who frames therapy as a partnership and who tailors effort and techniques to the individual.
Richards expresses readiness to meet and work with clients to identify priorities and steps forward while maintaining an emphasis on realistic, achievable progress.
Online approaches that focus on practical change
Bruce Richards integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy into online care, using each approach to address specific concerns in straightforward ways. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, often through actionable exercises and structured practice that can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes setting concrete goals and discovering practical steps and strengths that move a person toward desired changes in a relatively brief time.Choosing the best approach is treated as a collaborative process; the therapist works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they consider which techniques fit the issue at hand and can be adjusted over time, so the work remains aligned with the client’s needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and styles of communication. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and other commitments while still engaging in focused, skills-oriented therapy.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Massachusetts
Languages
English