About Richard
Richard Roe is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 26 years of experience. He focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He uses straightforward conversation to help people start feeling a little more in control.
Sessions are shaped to each person's needs, with clear goals and tools to practice between meetings. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in how he listens and responds.
Background and approach
Richard draws on several proven approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment principles, and attachment-focused work. He blends methods to match what a person needs that day, whether that means emotion regulation skills, coping plans for grief, or tools for anxiety and panic.
Over his career he has also supported people dealing with depression, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, chronic pain and illness, caregiver stress, and struggles with self-esteem and life purpose. He addresses issues like abandonment, control problems, communication breakdowns, and forgiveness work in practical ways. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented.
Richard will help set manageable steps, check progress, and adjust the approach as needed. For people unsure where to begin, he offers a calm, steady presence and concrete next steps.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match your values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people build new ways of relating and managing strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try methods that suit your needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. This collaborative process means techniques can be mixed and matched to fit how you learn and cope.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and each has practical benefits. Video calls let you use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make short check-ins and day-to-day coaching easier and fit into busy schedules. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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