Richard Banton, LCSW
Narrative-focused LCSW with 25 years experience
Details
| Name | Richard Banton |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | New Mexico |
| Licensed in | New Hampshire, New Mexico |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Richard
Richard Banton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. He practices from a narrative and wellness-focused perspective, helping people rethink painful stories they tell about themselves and their lives. He listens for the patterns that shape a person’s daily experience.
He helps people notice how thought, mind, and awareness influence feelings. That recognition often makes it easier to change how they respond to stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and conversational. He uses techniques from narrative work, acceptance and commitment approaches, and client-centered care to help people name unhelpful stories and choose different actions. People bring issues like grief, relationship challenges, addiction, sleep or eating concerns, parenting strain, and career stress.
Richard supports people dealing with anger, low self-esteem, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. He also works with issues tied to adoption, attachment, chronic illness, and caregiver stress. His approach emphasizes possibilities rather than labels.
He offers remote sessions from New Mexico and accepts international clients. Conversations can be by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works for them.
Richard frames therapy as a collaborative process. He aims to help people find clearer perspective, regain calm, and take steps that fit their values and real life.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger management among the things Richard works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Richard among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Richard directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Richard directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and Acceptance Approaches for Online Care
Richard draws on Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from unhelpful stories. That approach focuses on the narratives people repeat and looks for different ways to describe experiences so new choices become possible. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is also used to help people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and to commit to actions that match their values.The right approach is often found together. He treats therapy as a collaborative process and will work with clients to figure out which methods suit their goals and preferences. That might mean trying narrative reframing for relationship patterns, using ACT skills for anxiety, or blending techniques over several sessions.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact while fitting sessions into busy lives.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Richard help with?
He helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career problems, and a range of other life challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a narrative and wellness-focused style that combines acceptance and commitment ideas with client-centered and cognitive approaches. Sessions focus on everyday thinking patterns and practical steps.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide variety of life and mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are on file?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Mexico and lists experience across multiple states. His practice is based in New Mexico.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he also accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin work with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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