About Ethel
Ethel Richard-Peterson is a licensed clinical social worker who brings six years of experience to her online practice in Texas. She focuses on anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and related concerns. Ethel aims to build a respectful, direct relationship so people feel heard and can make steady progress.
She uses a straightforward, warm style in sessions. Conversations tend to be honest and practical. She listens first, then helps clients name what matters and plan small steps forward.
Background and approach
Many clients appreciate her nonjudgmental manner and clear feedback. Ethel draws from client-centered approaches to make the work feel personalized. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change.
Narrative and solution-focused ideas are brought in to reshape unhelpful stories and to set short-term goals. Her experience includes helping people with addictions, parenting strain, intimacy and relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. She also supports those facing caregiver stress, fertility challenges, first responder issues, and multicultural or discrimination-related concerns.
Ethel notes experience with postpartum depression and hospice and end-of-life counseling. Sessions are offered in English and delivered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
People who want to begin pick the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions.
How Ethel’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens with attention and follows what matters most to the client, which is useful for anxiety, grief, and self-esteem concerns.Motivational Interviewing helps people find their internal reasons to make changes. It uses open questions and reflective listening to reduce resistance and build motivation for steps like addressing addictions or improving sleep.
Narrative Therapy helps people notice the stories they tell about themselves and then try different, more helpful ways of understanding those stories. That can be useful when coping with life changes, multicultural stress, or relationship strains.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Ethel will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She may draw from more than one approach and will adjust plans as progress is made.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let people connect face to face, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and text or live chat can be used for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options allow flexibility for work schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or when quick support is needed.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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