About Richard
Richard Krebs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama who helps people manage anxiety, stress, relationship problems, and life transitions. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Richard aims to make therapy easy to understand for worried parents and busy adults.
He draws on methods that teach coping skills and emotional regulation. Sessions often include learning new ways to think about difficult feelings and practicing small, concrete changes.
Background and approach
Clients can expect a mix of talking, short exercises, and at-home actions to try. Richard has six years of experience working in independent practice and in settings that included substance use treatment. That background informs his approach to addiction, recovery, and relapse prevention.
He also supports people facing grief, career stress, and relationship strain. His work covers a wide range of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, anger, parenting stress, ADHD, and social anxiety. He also addresses communication problems, family of origin issues, fatherhood topics, and workplace conflicts.
Richard pays attention to both immediate coping and longer-term change. People who meet with him typically focus on clearer communication, managing worry, and rebuilding daily routines. He encourages short-term strategies alongside goals for sustained improvement.
Sessions are offered in English and are structured to fit different schedules and life demands.
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then commit to small steps that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, grief, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. It often suits worry, panic, and depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a structured way to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact, which can help with trauma and post-traumatic stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss symptoms, goals, and preferences and then try methods that seem likely to help. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust strategies so the plan fits each person's needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and practice skills in real time, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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