Richard Banton, LCSW

Richard Banton, LCSW, brings 25 years of practice to work with people seeking greater mental wellness. He frames therapy around the client’s experience, not a label, and focuses on helping people notice how thoughts shape feelings. His approach is practical and direct, aimed at reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and many life struggles including relationship and intimacy concerns.

He often helps people dealing with trauma, addiction, grief, anger, or parenting and career stress. He also supports those facing issues around self-esteem, sleep and eating, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Jealousy is one of the relationship-related concerns he addresses as part of broader relationship work.

In sessions he explains how mind, consciousness, and thought influence moment-to-moment experience. That perspective is intended to let people see habitual reactions clearly and choose different ways of responding. The tone is encouraging and meant to open a new way of looking at painful patterns.

Richard uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. These approaches are used to teach skills, shift perspective, and strengthen emotions and communication.

He holds licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Mexico and New Hampshire and works from a mental wellness viewpoint. People who have been told they are broken or defective are invited to explore a different outlook and practical steps toward more contentment and calm.

Approaches that guide online work and practical change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and make space for values-driven action. It emphasizes learning to live with difficult feelings while still moving toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating struggles. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s goals and experience, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental setting where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps settle on strategies that feel useful in day-to-day life rather than imposing a single method.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can teach practical skills, help reframe thought patterns, and work through relationship and jealousy-related concerns by phone or video if those formats are available. Ask about session length and format options when you schedule.