About Clarence
Clarence "Rick" Haynes helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. He also supports people dealing with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, career stress, compassion fatigue, and symptoms of ADHD. Rick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 35 years of experience and practices from Tennessee.
Rick focuses on building a trusting relationship first. He offers a calm, patient presence and listens without rushing.
Background and approach
Sessions begin where the person is now and move at a pace that feels manageable. His work blends several practical approaches. He uses Acceptance and Commitment ideas to help people notice thoughts without getting swept away.
Mindfulness exercises and client-centered conversation are used to increase awareness and reduce reactivity. Rick also draws on psychodynamic perspective to look at long-standing patterns and recurring struggles. Together he and the client set clear, achievable goals and try out concrete steps to change thinking and behavior.
In sessions he may invite journaling, mindfulness practices, and problem-solving tasks between meetings. The emphasis is on everyday tools that fit into a person's life and help them regain control, focus, and emotional balance. People who choose Rick can expect straightforward feedback, steady support, and a practical plan to move forward from stuck places.
Approaches that fit online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values rather than getting stuck in worry. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting the person where they are, which helps people feel heard and begin to sort out their priorities and next steps.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to figure out which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can adjust over time as concerns change and progress is made.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports shorter reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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