About Richard
Richard Navis, LMSW, offers practical, down-to-earth support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. He works to create a calm space where clients can speak openly about what’s happening in their life. He acknowledges how hard the first step can be and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable.
Navis focuses on common and painful concerns like trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, and addictions. He also helps with issues that often come with those struggles such as panic attacks, isolation, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
Conversations center on what is most pressing for each person and on small changes that make daily life easier. With 14 years of experience practicing in Michigan, he uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. That means he draws on methods shown to help with mood problems, trauma responses, and anxiety symptoms.
Sessions are paced to fit the client’s needs and readiness. Richard keeps language plain and sessions practical. He listens for patterns in thoughts and behavior, then works with clients on new ways to respond.
Homework or short exercises may be suggested between sessions to reinforce progress. People can expect an approachable, steady presence in sessions and a focus on realistic steps forward. Richard aims to help clients build skills that reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Richard uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One approach emphasizes identifying and challenging worry and anxious thoughts to reduce panic and constant rumination. It helps people learn new ways to respond when anxiety or panic arise.Another approach centers on processing traumatic experiences and their effects on mood and behavior. This work helps reduce intrusive memories and flashbacks and supports safer ways to feel and relate to current life events. Both approaches are practical and goal-oriented, aimed at improving daily functioning.
Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose which techniques to try, adjusting methods based on personal goals and what feels most comfortable. Sessions include check-ins about progress and changes as needed.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets most people work face-to-face when helpful, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging give shorter, flexible ways to check in between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, caregiving, and other daily demands.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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