Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Hazel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Arizona
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Hazel
Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years in social work. She offers practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, grief, addiction, or life changes. Hazel uses plain language and steady support to help people set goals and make small, workable changes.
Hazel focuses on clear, goal-oriented work. She helps clients name what they want to change and spot what gets in the way.
Background and approach
Sessions often include finding strengths, mapping resources, and practicing simple steps that can be used between meetings. Her background includes child welfare, special education, hospital work, and mental health rehabilitation. She has also provided services through the Department of Veterans' Affairs, where she worked with veterans experiencing PTSD, depression, anxiety, and addictions.
This range of settings shaped her interest in practical problem-solving and durable coping skills. Hazel draws on client-centered methods that prioritize each person’s perspective. She also brings ideas from Jungian work and solution-focused practice to help clients explore meaning and test small changes.
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. People who contact Hazel often want help with relationships, parenting strains, sleep or eating difficulties, or managing strong emotions like anger. She works in English and practices in Colorado as an LCSW and CSW, supporting people to make manageable, realistic steps toward their goals.
What Hazel works with
Everything Hazel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Hazel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
Approaches Hazel lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches meet online care
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s goals and experience first. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients make choices that match their values and daily life. This approach is useful for people working through anger, stress, or relationship strains.Jungian-informed ideas help people look at patterns and personal meaning. These perspectives can be helpful when someone wants to understand recurring themes in their feelings or behavior and how those themes affect daily life.
Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps toward clear goals. It’s a short-term way to try specific changes and notice what works, which appeals to people wanting fast, actionable strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hazel will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use based on goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaborative process can shift over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and to continue work between meetings.
Questions people ask about Hazel
What concerns does Hazel help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and family strain, sleep and eating issues, parenting challenges, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, bipolar issues, and coping with life changes.
What is Hazel's therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, building on strengths, and testing small changes between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
Hazel has over 30 years in social work. Her background includes child welfare, special education, hospital work, mental health rehabilitation, and work with veterans.
What credentials and region are listed for Hazel?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado with licensure noted as AZ LCSW and CO LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the U.S. work with Hazel?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I start a session with Hazel?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be canceled at any time.