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Richard Alford

Experienced therapist blending practical skills and spiritual insight

LPC Texas

Experience
23 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Richard

Richard Alford is an LPC in Texas with 23 years of clinical experience helping people navigate both everyday transitions and deeper life challenges.

Background and approach

He draws on a blend of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered, Solution-Focused, and Trauma-Focused approaches, to help clients address stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, anger, self-esteem, and family and relationship concerns. He integrates spiritual and faith perspectives when clients want that dimension included in care.

His style balances empathetic listening with practical problem-solving, offering both compassionate support and concrete tools for change. Richard works with clients on communication problems, codependency, caregiver stress, fatherhood issues, blended family difficulties, and other family-of-origin wounds, helping people reconnect with meaningful relationships and life purpose.

Sessions may incorporate inner healing practices and prayer when consistent with the client’s goals. Richard provides services in English and Spanish and offers a variety of online session formats to fit different schedules.

He aims to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore their values, reduce harmful patterns, and build healthier coping strategies over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Richard often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered methods to support clients making real-life changes. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, or addictive behaviors, while Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and building a trusting relationship to explore values and emotional concerns.

He may also use Solution-Focused ideas during online work to help clients set concrete, short-term goals and identify strengths that support progress. Together with the client, he aims to decide which approach or combination of approaches best fits the person’s needs, goals, and preferences, treating the selection as a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy with him is structured to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats can make it easier to access regular support, maintain continuity of care during busy periods, and use brief check-ins or longer sessions according to what helps a client move forward.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Richard commonly work with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, self-esteem struggles, and relationship and family problems, including several specific issues like abandonment and caregiver stress.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
His approach blends compassionate listening with practical strategies, using client-centered collaboration and goal-focused techniques to help clients make changes that fit their lives and values.
What background and experience does he bring?
He has 23 years of clinical experience working with a range of life transitions and complex challenges, drawing on multiple therapeutic approaches to tailor care to each client.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with the credential TX LPC 18362 and provides services to clients located in Texas.
In which languages can clients work with him?
He offers therapy in English and Spanish to accommodate speakers of either language.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on personal preference and scheduling needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish