- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Hazel
Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years in the field. She focuses on practical help for parents and individuals coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief, sleep and eating struggles, and parenting concerns. Hazel brings calm and straightforward guidance to people who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Her work emphasizes clear goals. She helps people name what they want to change and identifies obstacles in the way.
Background and approach
Hazel looks for strengths to build on and points clients toward helpful resources when needed. Hazel’s background includes child welfare services, special education, hospital work, and mental health rehabilitation. She has experience supporting people who live with PTSD, depression, anxiety, or substance concerns through work with the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
In sessions she uses client-centered ideas that follow the person’s lead, Jungian perspectives that consider personal meaning and life patterns, and solution-focused methods that move quickly toward useful changes. These approaches are used to help with short-term concerns and longer life transitions. Hazel works from Colorado and provides online care in English.
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and draws on decades of hands-on practice to support parents and others as they tackle real-life problems and parental challenges.
What Hazel works with
Everything Hazel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Hazel helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
Approaches Hazel lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and follows their lead. It helps people feel heard, clarify goals, and build solutions that fit their life. Jungian therapy pays attention to meaning, life patterns, and personal stories to uncover motivations and recurring themes that affect behavior and relationships. Solution-focused therapy is forward-looking and practical, concentrating on small changes that create momentum and useful results.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Hazel will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they test approaches and adjust the plan so it matches the client’s needs and pace.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, step-by-step work, or when scheduling a longer session is difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting lives and other commitments while keeping focus on practical progress.
Questions people ask about Hazel
What concerns does Hazel commonly address?
Hazel helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She uses client-centered, Jungian, and solution-focused ideas to set goals and work toward measurable changes.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 30 years of experience across child welfare, special education, hospital settings, and mental health rehabilitation.
Where is she licensed and based?
Hazel practices from Colorado and holds LCSW and CSW credentials, including AZ LCSW and CO LCSW as listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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