Richard Long
Practical guidance for clearer relationships
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed in
- Florida, Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Richard
Richard Long is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. He works with people who want clearer relationships and less uncertainty in their lives. He is straightforward in session and focuses on practical change rather than staying stuck.
He does not work with addiction, domestic violence, or faith-based issues. Many clients come for help with relationships, intimacy, parenting questions, grief, or the stress of big life changes.
Background and approach
He listens for what keeps people repeating the same patterns and then helps them try different ways of relating. Sessions are shaped to each person or couple, and treatment plans are adjusted as progress is made. Richard holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential - LMFT - and is licensed in Florida and Georgia (FL LMFT MT3126, GA LMFT MFT000855).
He uses evidence-based techniques and clear feedback to keep work focused and practical. He favors direct conversations that name where things are stuck and outline next steps. That style can help people who want to move from a comfortable but unsatisfying situation to something more fulfilling.
He encourages small, testable changes between sessions. Starting therapy is a step that often feels hard. He asks simple initial questions, then tailors the plan to each person’s needs and goals.
Progress is measured by how life changes outside the therapy room.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit busy lives
Richard uses evidence-based techniques delivered in a clear, actionable way. One common method focuses on relationship patterns - identifying recurring behaviors between partners or within family roles and testing small changes to shift those patterns. This helps with intimacy issues and conflicts that keep repeating.Another useful approach targets coping with life transitions and stress by breaking big problems into manageable steps. That approach teaches simple skills for handling anxiety, grief, career change, or compassion fatigue so clients can try them between sessions and see what helps.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose techniques and adjust the plan as progress is seen.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make sessions easier to fit into daily life. These formats allow for flexible scheduling and quick check-ins when questions or small issues arise between appointments. The variety of options supports different comfort levels and practical needs while keeping the work focused on real-life change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Georgia
- Languages
- English
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