Therapist profile
Richard Banton, LCSW
New Mexico
LCSW - Stress and Relationship Concerns
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New Hampshire / 3109; LCSW, New Mexico / C-11434
- NPI
- 1184165722
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New Mexico
About
- Codependency work
- ACT and CBT
- Emotion-focused care
About Richard
Richard Banton is an LCSW with 25 years of clinical experience and is licensed in New Mexico. He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, and other life challenges.
He approaches therapy from a mental wellness perspective rather than focusing on mental illness. He asks that clients believe mental wellness is possible and wants to help people who reject labels like damaged or broken. He explains how thoughts, consciousness, and mind shape moment-to-moment experience and uses that understanding to reduce painful patterns.
In sessions he talks plainly about how someone creates their own painful experience and how to stop those patterns. The work aims to produce a clear shift in how a person experiences feelings and reactions. That can change everyday behavior, mood, and sense of self over time.
Richard draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. He uses these approaches to help people build skills for managing emotions, improving relationships, and handling life transitions.
He has worked across multiple states and brings long-term clinical experience to practical, down-to-earth conversations. People who struggle with people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or living around another person’s moods may find the focus on noticing thought patterns helpful.
Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts instead of fighting them, then choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, codependency patterns, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical for anxiety, depression, and everyday coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns in relationships and helps people understand and shift the ways they connect and respond to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with each person about goals, needs, and what feels helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the approach over time based on what makes sense for the person.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into work or family routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people continue regular momentum between sessions while trying new skills in everyday settings.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New Hampshire, New Mexico
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, and related life challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a mental wellness perspective and talks plainly about how thoughts and consciousness shape experience. He mixes approaches to teach practical skills and new ways of relating to difficult feelings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life issues.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LCSW licensed in New Mexico. His practice listing notes work across multiple states and identifies New Mexico as his location.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with him?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with him?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.