- Client-centered focus
- Practical CBT tools
- Mindfulness and emotion work
About Richard
Richard West is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck by offering steady support and practical steps toward change. He speaks plainly and aims to make first conversations simple and direct so people can decide if therapy will help them.
He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, anger, and intimacy or relationship struggles. He also helps those sorting career changes, parenting strains, self esteem questions, and the aftereffects of trauma or abuse. Richard uses short, clear conversations to map out what matters most to each person.
Richard draws on several well-known approaches during sessions. He adapts a client-centered style to keep the focus on each person’s priorities. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. He also brings in mindfulness and emotionally focused ideas to help people notice feelings and shift patterns in relationships.
He has nine years of professional experience and holds the LMHC credential, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions and shapes plans to fit individual needs. He encourages realistic goals and small steps that build confidence over time.
To start, he asks people to describe their main concern and what's getting in the way. From there he helps set concrete goals and checks progress regularly. The work aims to increase coping skills, strengthen self worth, and create clearer choices for everyday life.
He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, anger, and intimacy or relationship struggles. He also helps those sorting career changes, parenting strains, self esteem questions, and the aftereffects of trauma or abuse. Richard uses short, clear conversations to map out what matters most to each person.
Richard draws on several well-known approaches during sessions. He adapts a client-centered style to keep the focus on each person’s priorities. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. He also brings in mindfulness and emotionally focused ideas to help people notice feelings and shift patterns in relationships.
He has nine years of professional experience and holds the LMHC credential, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions and shapes plans to fit individual needs. He encourages realistic goals and small steps that build confidence over time.
To start, he asks people to describe their main concern and what's getting in the way. From there he helps set concrete goals and checks progress regularly. The work aims to increase coping skills, strengthen self worth, and create clearer choices for everyday life.