Stephen Richardson, LCSW, LISW-CP
Compassionate, faith-informed clinical social worker
Book with StephenWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Stephen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW-CP
- Licensed in
- North Carolina, South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stephen
Stephen Richardson is a licensed clinical social worker who blends practical therapy with a faith-informed perspective. He holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and LISW-CP (Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice) credentials and has worked for ten years with people facing emotional and spiritual struggles. Stephen offers straightforward care for stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, and related concerns.
He focuses on helping people reconnect with their values while managing strong emotions and life changes.
Background and approach
Sessions use clear, goal-focused talk and skills practice rather than jargon. Parents and individuals worried about intimacy, grief, career strain, or ADHD can expect direct strategies to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Stephen combines approaches that emphasize acceptance, present-moment awareness, and practical behavior change.
He often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts, choose actions that match their values, and change unhelpful patterns. He also draws on Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused therapy to build a respectful, listening-focused relationship.
With experience across North and South Carolina, he has worked with people dealing with trauma, adoption and foster care issues, attachment wounds, and identity matters including LGBT concerns. He describes therapy as a shared process where the person’s faith and personal goals guide the work.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Stephen supports international clients and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Stephen works with
Everything Stephen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stephen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
How therapeutic approaches guide online counseling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match what matters most to them; it can be useful for anger, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or difficulty sleeping. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, listening relationship that lets clients set the pace and topics while the therapist offers empathy and reflection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephen will help clients try methods and see what fits their goals, needs, and values. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted over time based on what helps the person feel and function better.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction when possible. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Messaging or live chat can fit busy days and allow more frequent brief check-ins between scheduled meetings.
Questions people ask about Stephen
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and related concerns like body image and attachment problems.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a direct, listening-based style that mixes practical skill building with reflection. Sessions focus on actions you can try between meetings and on clarifying personal values.
What is his background and experience?
He has ten years of clinical experience and has provided counseling in North and South Carolina, working with trauma, adoption and foster care issues, and identity-related concerns.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in North Carolina and LISW-CP (Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice) in South Carolina, and is based in North Carolina.
In which language can I speak with him and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.