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Richard Banton

Calm-focused therapy for practical change

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
New Hampshire, New Mexico
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Richard

Richard Banton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. He works from a mental wellness perspective that focuses on what people want their lives to feel like. He explains how thoughts, consciousness, and the mind shape day-to-day experience and helps people notice habits that keep them stuck.

His style aims to shift how someone sees themselves so they can feel more peaceful and capable. He has worked with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related concerns.

Background and approach

Parenting and family issues are among the areas he addresses, along with career difficulties and self-esteem struggles. He also covers specific concerns such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Richard uses practical methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy.

He teaches simple skills to manage difficult thoughts and emotions, and he helps clients practice new ways of responding in everyday moments. Sessions focus on clear steps people can use between meetings. He holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and maintains licensure in multiple states, including New Mexico.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. The tone in sessions is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people move forward. Clients typically learn to notice unhelpful patterns, try new responses, and build a calmer daily life.

The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs, with attention to practical tools and personal values.

How these approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is about noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match your values. Online ACT sessions often focus on simple exercises and real-life homework to help reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. In remote sessions, CBT can include guided practice, thought records, and behavioral experiments that fit daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods that suit the client and adjust over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, continue work while traveling or living abroad, and practice skills in real-world moments. The focus stays on practical tools, steady progress, and arranging sessions in ways that match each person’s life and needs.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, and family-related concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He takes a mental wellness approach and uses practical, skills-based methods from therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
How much experience does he have?
He has 25 years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure that includes New Mexico among other states; his profile lists New Mexico as the practice location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and the profile indicates he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
To get started, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
New Hampshire, New Mexico
Languages
English

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