Richard Smith, LPC

Michigan · 4 years in practice

Richard Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with four years of experience.

License and registration

LPC, Michigan: 6401223648 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1750047312 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Richard

Richard Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with four years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, and big life changes. He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

He uses practical, straightforward approaches in sessions. Conversations often begin with what feels most urgent and then move to small skills that make daily life easier.

Background and approach

He listens for patterns in relationships and reactions, and helps people try new ways of responding when old habits cause pain. EMDR is one of the approaches Richard lists among his tools, and he also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and choices. Attachment-based work and emotionally-focused methods inform how he looks at relationship patterns and connection needs.

These approaches are used to address things like trauma, post-traumatic stress, communication problems, and trust issues. Richard pays particular attention to issues that come from family history, fatherhood concerns, and struggles with guilt, shame, or forgiveness. He also supports people facing process or sex addictions, midlife transitions, and relationship betrayals like infidelity.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. People can expect clear options to try between meetings and straightforward steps to build on progress. He accepts international clients and provides services in English.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Richard lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Attachment issues
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction

Approaches Richard names

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Online support

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and choosing actions that match those values, even when difficult feelings appear. This approach can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by building meaningful habits and willingness to face hard moments.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection needs and change how they give and receive intimacy, which can improve communication and reduce repeated conflicts.

Richard treats finding the right approach as a team effort. He will talk with each person about their goals, try different methods when needed, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps match therapy style to the person's preferences and the problem at hand.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer talks and reading nonverbal cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit brief check-ins, and messaging is helpful for quick updates or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What issues does this therapist address?

Common concerns include stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, communication problems, addictions, and issues around fatherhood and family of origin.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Sessions are conversational and practical, with an emphasis on listening first and then trying small, usable steps. The therapist blends talk therapy with techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and relationship patterns.

What experience does the therapist have?

The therapist holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and has four years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.

Where is the therapist based and licensed?

He is licensed in Michigan as an LPC and practices from that state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to people abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or via text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.

How much do sessions cost?

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