About Richard
Richard Gilbert is a licensed clinical social worker in California with seven years of outpatient therapy experience. He works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, stress, addictions, and anger. He also supports those handling parenting strains, family conflict, low self-esteem, ADHD, and big life changes.
He starts by listening and learning each person's story. He treats people as the experts on their lives and helps them use their strengths to move forward.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on practical steps you can try between meetings. Richard uses a mix of approaches to match what a person needs. He draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's priorities and build trust.
He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns in thinking and try new behaviors. People come for short-term problem solving and for deeper reflection about life purpose and meaning. He has worked with hospice and end-of-life concerns and with people feeling lonely or stuck.
He helps clients think through next steps and cope with loss. Outside session work he keeps a calm, down-to-earth style. He aims to make the process feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
The first sessions focus on goals, what has helped before, and small changes to try next.
Approach and Online Therapy Options
Richard uses client-centered therapy to put the person's priorities at the center of sessions. This approach means the therapist listens closely, reflects what matters most, and helps a person find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and manage mood. Existential therapy helps people talk about meaning, life purpose, and how to live with difficult choices or loss.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods as you go. The process is collaborative - you and the therapist decide which ideas to try and what to adjust over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins or on-the-go support. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives while keeping the focus on progress and usable tools.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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