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Richard Banton, LCSW

Transforming worry into practical skills

25 years in practice · based in New Mexico · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Richard

Richard Banton is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He approaches therapy from a mental wellness perspective and focuses on practical steps clients can use each day. He speaks English and provides services from New Mexico and to international clients as indicated.

He centers sessions on how thoughts, consciousness, and mind shape moment-to-moment experience. That perspective leads to simple, concrete practices clients can try between sessions.

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Background and approach

He helps people recognize patterns that make life harder and then try small changes that reduce suffering. Common concerns he addresses include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping with life changes. He also supports people working on self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep or eating problems, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

He lists a range of additional focuses such as attachment issues, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. His approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions typically mix understanding what’s happening with hands-on skills and experiential reflection.

The result aims to leave people with clearer choices and practical tools. Richard describes therapy as a partnership. He invites people who do not want to be labeled as broken to try a different view and to practice new ways of being.

The work is paced to each person’s needs and hopes for change.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes to get different results, which can help with depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process means techniques can be adapted for use in short check-ins, longer sessions, or written exercises between meetings.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support, or when writing out thoughts feels easier than speaking.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and addictions. He also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, and career questions.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a mental wellness perspective and focuses on practical, hands-on steps. Sessions combine noticing thought patterns with exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns.
Where is he licensed and located?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and practices from New Mexico with licensure in New Hampshire and New Mexico noted.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their day.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
New Hampshire, New Mexico
Languages
English

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