- Mental wellness approach
- Thought-based change
- Values-focused work
About Richard
Richard Banton is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. He frames therapy around mental wellness and helps people who want a different view of their struggles. He speaks plainly about how thoughts, consciousness, and the mind shape daily experience. He invites clients who do not want to see themselves as broken to consider a new way forward.
He focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and motivation. He also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting stress, and work or career worries. Additional areas he addresses include chronic pain, cancer adjustment, caregiving strain, ADHD, and body image issues.
Banton uses practical approaches rather than jargon. He explains how people create their moment-to-moment experience and teaches ways to step out of repeating painful patterns. His work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to offer different tools for change.
Sessions emphasize learning simple, repeatable skills. Clients practice noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match their values. Many clients find this leads to clearer thinking, less reactivity, and a steadier sense of calm.
He is licensed as an LCSW in New Mexico and also licensed in other states. Sessions are conducted in English. People interested in starting are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to get scheduled.
He focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and motivation. He also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting stress, and work or career worries. Additional areas he addresses include chronic pain, cancer adjustment, caregiving strain, ADHD, and body image issues.
Banton uses practical approaches rather than jargon. He explains how people create their moment-to-moment experience and teaches ways to step out of repeating painful patterns. His work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to offer different tools for change.
Sessions emphasize learning simple, repeatable skills. Clients practice noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match their values. Many clients find this leads to clearer thinking, less reactivity, and a steadier sense of calm.
He is licensed as an LCSW in New Mexico and also licensed in other states. Sessions are conducted in English. People interested in starting are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to get scheduled.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
New Hampshire, New Mexico
Languages
English
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without being driven by them and then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, chronic illness adjustment, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting a person’s own insights so they can find their way forward; this approach can help with self-esteem, identity, and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduces specific skills to shift unhelpful patterns, often helping with anxiety, mood, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Clients and the therapist can adjust the plan over time based on what feels most helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a work break, not needing extra travel time, or choosing an appointment that better matches energy levels during illness or caregiving. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, client-centered listening, and CBT exercises to remote conversations so people can practice skills between visits and apply them to daily challenges.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career worries, and related concerns listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style?
He emphasizes a mental wellness perspective and teaches how thoughts and consciousness shape daily experience. He uses practical exercises and values-based actions rather than heavy clinical language.
How much experience does he have?
He has 25 years of professional work experience helping people with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
He holds the LCSW credential and practices in New Mexico; he is also licensed in other states as noted in his background.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.