About Richard
Richard Lally is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 25 years in behavioral health. He listens carefully and focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress and anxiety. Richard uses straightforward language and keeps sessions focused on the client's goals.
He draws on a few different approaches depending on the person in front of him. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-centered work emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship that lets clients set the pace of change.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are offered for people who want tools to calm worry and stay present. Solution-focused techniques are used to identify small, concrete steps that move someone toward their goals more quickly. Motivational Interviewing can help when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes.
Richard has worked with people coping with depression, grief and loss, relationship struggles, anger, addictions, low self-esteem, and life transitions. He also has experience with first responder and veteran issues, OCD and process addictions like gambling or pornography concerns. Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Richard blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in ways that are easy to use in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying the thoughts and habits that keep stress and anxiety going, and then testing small changes to see what helps. Client-Centered Therapy centers on building a respectful, nonjudgmental working relationship where the person's goals guide the pace and direction of work.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then try strategies that match those needs. That collaborative process makes it easier to pick tools that actually fit the person's life and concerns.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful when visual cues and a longer conversation are important. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a personal conversation by voice is preferred. Live chat and text messaging can be good for shorter check-ins, brief coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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