Issues Addressed

Q: DO YOU WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH MY ISSUE(S)? CAN YOU HELP ME?

A: Dr. Richards helps people who are hurting, confused, and/or seeking to develop new skills. She also supports those who have had or are dealing with difficult situations. Some of their symptoms include stress, trauma response, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. In addition, she assists those who have problems in living. For example, marital miscommunication and conflict, affairs, grief, violence, life transitions, and purpose of life issues. Dr. Richards also works with divorcing and high conflict people using the Parenting Coordination, Mediation, and the Collaborative Law processes. Finally, Dr. Richards offers personal coaching, executive coaching, and Peak Performance Coaching to those who want to take their skills and accomplishments to the next level.
 
She is an expert in guiding clients to change. You will learn a lot about yourself, motivators, behaviors, and interactions while working with Dr. Richards. Specifically, you will learn the skills and tools you need to make the desired change(s).
 
Whether you change or reach your goals is up to you. Here is a list of some roadblocks to change that may slow down your progress: ambivalence about requested change, hidden agenda, problem trusting others, fear of the unknown outcome, failure to disclose pertinent information, lack of honesty, targeting the wrong goal, skills deficit, a wall of defenses, lack of motivation, lack of commitment to the therapeutic process, failure to complete between session tasks, irregular therapy attendance, premature drop-out, and failure to managing safety or addiction issues.



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