About Richard
Richard Gantt offers a calm, straightforward approach for people facing mood swings, loss, relationship strain, or substance concerns. He introduces himself simply and listens first to understand what matters to each person. Richard uses everyday language and clear steps during sessions so people know what to expect and can act on what they learn.
He holds an LPCC, which is the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor credential used in Kentucky. Over 24 years he has helped people with depression, bipolar and other mood issues, anxiety, grief, anger, and addiction.
Background and approach
He also supports coping with major life changes and intimacy or relationship struggles. Sessions focus on practical skills and personal insight. He draws on client-centered methods to build a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and practice new coping habits. Richard blends elements from existential and psychodynamic ideas when it helps clients understand deeper patterns from their past. Motivational Interviewing is part of the mix when people are weighing changes or trying to reduce substance use.
The result is an individualized plan that aims at clearer choices and steady progress. He offers sessions for adults and older adults and is experienced with caregiving and aging concerns. People who want straightforward guidance and practical tools will find his style direct, steady, and focused on real-world results.
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy is a way of working that focuses on the person's own goals and pace, offering empathic listening and support so people can make decisions that suit their life. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, grief, and finding direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches people to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and many everyday struggles that respond to step-by-step practice.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating stress. It often helps people who struggle with strong reactions, impulsivity, or recurring relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then try methods that fit those needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on what works for the individual.
Online sessions make regular care easier to keep up. Video calls let people hold a full conversation and use worksheets together, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text-based messaging supports short updates between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, and daily life while keeping progress focused and practical.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English