Richard Banton, LCSW
Helping people change how they relate to thoughts and feelings
Book with RichardWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Richard works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Hampshire, New Mexico
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Richard
Richard Banton is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. He brings a practical, mental-wellness approach to therapy and focuses on helping people shift how they experience their thoughts and feelings. He prefers plain conversation and simple exercises in sessions.
He explains how thoughts, consciousness, and mind shape moment-to-moment experience. Learning that process gives people tools to reduce reactivity and find more calm in daily life. Richard works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, and the fallout from big life changes.
Background and approach
He also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around intimacy and relationships. His list of focuses includes ADHD, self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. He uses approaches drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy.
In sessions he blends methods to match the person's goals, teaching practical skills alongside new ways of noticing thoughts and feelings. Based in New Mexico, Richard offers spoken English sessions and accepts international clients. He frames therapy as a collaborative process where the person sets goals and he provides options and tools to reach them.
What Richard works with
Everything Richard lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Richard's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Richard lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to living by their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions when someone wants clearer direction rather than only symptom reduction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It is a practical approach for stress, insomnia, mood problems, and coping with daily challenges.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Sessions are collaborative and can mix techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT, EFT, or client-centered work to match what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use body language and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quieter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, homework, or when someone prefers typed conversation. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
Questions people ask about Richard
What kinds of problems does he address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He works plainly and directly, combining skill training with awareness of thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps and new ways of noticing experience.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 25 years of professional experience in social work and clinical practice.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is listed as an LCSW and practices from New Mexico with licensure noted for NH LCSW and NM LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.