About Ricardo
Ricardo Romero-Andrade is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger, mood concerns, and substance use questions. He works with adults on relationship and intimacy worries, parenting strain, sleep problems, and changes that come with life transitions. He practices in Nevada and offers online formats in English.
Ricardo favors a straightforward, respectful approach. He treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings and clear goals that match what the client wants to change. In session he listens for patterns that keep problems going and offers tools to interrupt them. He helps people name emotions, try small behavioral shifts, and practice communication skills to improve relationships.
When mood or bipolar symptoms are present he works with clients on coping strategies and safety planning as needed. Ricardo has five years of professional experience as an LCSW. He draws on evidence-based techniques to address trauma, addiction, and mood concerns while staying grounded in each person’s everyday life.
He explains options plainly and adapts the pace to each client. People who choose Ricardo typically want a collaborative, goal-focused process. He supports practical problem solving, clearer communication, and improving daily routines that affect sleep, stress, and mood.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Ricardo uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and behavior change. One common approach helps people identify thought and behavior patterns that feed anxiety or low mood, then teaches concrete skills to shift those patterns. This can help with stress, panic, and depressive symptoms by giving clear steps to try between sessions.Another useful technique emphasizes building routines and coping skills for mood and sleep regulation. That work focuses on small daily changes - like sleep timing, activity planning, and coping strategies - that make symptoms easier to manage over time. These methods are often helpful for bipolar and depressive concerns as well as sleep problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Ricardo works together with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, comfort level, and daily life. He explains options plainly and adjusts plans based on what is or isn't working.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let a therapist and client use visual cues and hands-on demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a lighter tech option and work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats aim to make care flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Nevada
- Languages
- English
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