About Richard
Richard McCranie is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia who helps people manage stress and anxiety. He supports those facing addictions, grief, and major life changes, and he often addresses issues like LGBT concerns, isolation, and struggles with purpose. Clients can expect straightforward conversations about feelings, thoughts, and behaviors to make daily life feel clearer.
He favors a collaborative approach that starts with building trust. Sessions focus on setting concrete goals and learning coping skills to handle stress and urges.
Background and approach
He emphasizes open communication between therapist and client to track progress and adjust strategies as needed. Richard trained with a background in psychology and counseling. He earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and history from the University of Georgia and a Master of Science in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from Valdosta State University.
He became a Licensed Professional Counselor in 2018 and has worked in residential and outpatient settings. Over 12 years he has worked in roles from primary therapist to clinical director. His work has included admission and intake counseling, medication-assisted treatment coordination, and program supervision.
He also has experience helping people reenter the community after incarceration. In independent practice he provides one-on-one therapy for addictive and mental health concerns. His style mixes practical skills with reflective work so clients can reduce symptoms and rebuild routines.
He aims to help people leave sessions with clearer next steps and usable tools.
Approaches for online anxiety and addiction care
Richard blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people facing anxiety and addictive behaviors. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and can explore priorities at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and compulsive actions going and teaches practical strategies to change them.He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, when emotion regulation and impulsivity are central concerns. DBT teaches skills for tolerating distress, managing emotions, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for people experiencing strong urges or relationship strain. Choosing which approach to use is a team effort between therapist and client based on goals and how someone responds in early sessions.
Online therapy with him is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit into daily life. Video calls allow more visual interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can help with brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, steady progress, and follow-up between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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