Richard Rodgers, LCSW
Helpful, practical therapy for life and parenting challenges
Book with Richard- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Indiana, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Richard
Richard Rodgers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings ten years of mental health experience to his work. He began helping people after serving in the Army National Guard and has since focused much of his career on addiction, trauma, anxiety, and depression. He speaks plainly and aims to make therapy practical and understandable.
Richard uses a mix of therapy styles to meet people's needs. He centers sessions on the person's goals and offers tools for coping with stress, grief, and mood concerns.
Background and approach
He also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues and supports people facing career strain or major life changes. His background includes work in both inpatient and outpatient settings and experience with military populations. That experience shaped his straightforward approach to addiction and trauma care.
He draws on what has worked across different settings to help people gain stability and make lasting changes. In sessions he focuses on listening first, then building a plan together. People can expect clear strategies for managing anxiety, sleep problems, anger, and attention challenges.
He also addresses issues like codependency, communication struggles, and the emotional fallout from loss or abuse. Outside of work he spends time with family and pets and enjoys live events. That balance informs his practice and keeps his work grounded in everyday life.
What Richard works with
Everything Richard lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Richard helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Richard lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches guide online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them, then move toward values-based action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Richard will listen to goals, past experiences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the situation and adjust the plan based on what feels useful and manageable.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and messaging lets someone reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Richard
What concerns does Richard commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses a practical, person-centered approach that blends acceptance, cognitive, and behavioral strategies along with attention to attachment patterns. Sessions focus on clear skills and real-life problem solving.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has about 10 years of experience working in mental health and addiction care, including roles in both inpatient and outpatient settings and clinical work with veterans.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed with IL LCSW and AZ LCSW credentials, and practices while located in Indiana.
Which languages are supported and can he work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
He sees people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with him?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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