About Richard
Richard Spivey is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 30 years of professional experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family and parenting challenges, and depression. He meets people where they are and aims to create a calm, respectful space for talking through what feels hard.
He helps people sort through communication problems and the guilt or shame that sometimes follows difficult choices. He also works with issues around forgiveness, finding life purpose, and social anxiety or phobia.
Background and approach
His experience includes supporting people who are coping with post-traumatic stress and the long shadow it can cast on daily life. Sessions are conversational and practical. He encourages clear, direct talk about feelings and behaviors and looks for small, doable steps people can try between sessions.
The tone is supportive and steady, with a focus on real-life changes rather than labels. Richard values collaboration. He invites clients to set goals together and checks in often about what is or isn’t helping.
He aims to balance emotional processing with concrete skills so progress feels tangible. People seeking help can expect straightforward feedback and a focus on everyday solutions. He frames therapy as a process that takes courage and steady effort, and he offers ongoing encouragement as clients move toward a more satisfying life.
Approaches and online options for practical change
Richard uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that blend emotional talk with concrete skills. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and trying alternative ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression. This helps with daily mood and stress by giving people tools they can use between meetings. Another focus is on communication skills training - learning clearer ways to express needs and listen so relationships and family interactions become less strained. That work is useful for parenting challenges and conflict resolution.Finding the right approach is a team effort. He talks with each person about goals and preferences, and together they choose which techniques to try. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels workable and relevant to real life concerns.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make meeting easier. Video is good for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, quick coping reminders, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit work, family, and other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English