About Hazel
Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, or major life changes. Hazel speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel understandable and practical for everyday life.
Hazel draws on a long career that includes work in child welfare, special education, hospitals, and mental health rehabilitation. She currently works with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, where she has supported people coping with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and addiction.
Background and approach
That background lets her bring a variety of real-world perspectives to sessions. In sessions she helps people clarify goals and spot the obstacles that get in the way. She also helps clients recognize and build on their existing strengths.
Practical problem solving and clear next steps are often part of her work together with clients. Her approach includes Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on the person's own priorities and pace, and Solution-Focused Therapy, which targets immediate, achievable changes. She also integrates ideas from Jungian Therapy to consider meaning and personal symbols when that fits the client's needs.
Hazel holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado. She conducts sessions in English and offers several remote formats to fit different needs. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling to match therapist availability.
Her aim is straightforward: help people identify what matters most, remove barriers, and take steps toward more manageable days.
Approach and access: therapeutic styles and online options
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on your priorities and pace; the therapist listens carefully and follows what matters most to the person. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to clarify feelings and decide on next steps.Solution-Focused Therapy looks for changes that can happen quickly. It emphasizes specific, small goals and practical steps that build momentum. People who want concrete progress in areas like anxiety, sleep, or daily functioning often find this helpful.
Jungian Therapy is sometimes used to explore the personal meaning of dreams, symbols, and life patterns. When clients want to understand deeper themes in their life story, those ideas can provide useful perspective.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying out different techniques and adjusting based on what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is useful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging are good for quick check-ins, shorter exchanges, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to keep continuity over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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