About Richard
Richard Turner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 10 years of experience. He works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflict, career difficulties, and the task of coping with life changes.
He approaches sessions with a simple premise: the client knows their story best. He uses that as the starting point and helps people notice patterns that get in the way. Conversations are direct and practical. The focus is on what feels most relevant right now rather than long academic explanations.
Richard draws on several evidence-informed methods to guide work in the room. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy is used when relationship patterns and early bonds shape current struggles.
Sessions aim to translate insight into everyday steps. That can mean practicing skills between meetings, trying small behavioral experiments, or slowing down difficult conversations to make new choices. He also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, codependency, and the stress of caregiving.
Conversations are in English and oriented to practical change. People who want to begin are invited to follow the site's process to match and schedule a first session.
How therapy approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting led by them, then choosing actions that match personal values. It helps with anxiety, persistent guilt, and decisions about meaningful steps forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and behaviors tied to addiction or avoidance.
Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships and self-image. It is often used when abandonment, attachment concerns, or family patterns contribute to shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit best based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about how sessions can fit into everyday life.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame-related concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflict, career difficulties, and coping with life changes that often involve guilt or shame.
How would he approach feelings of shame from childhood?
Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at early relationship patterns and how they affect current shame, alongside practical steps to change those patterns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He practices in a client-centered way, treating the person as the expert on their story and focusing on direct, practical conversations to identify next steps.
What training and background does he have?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 10 years of professional experience working in Virginia.
Does he work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.