Richard Banton, LCSW
New Hampshire · 25 years in practice
Richard Banton is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and steadiness in hard times.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Hampshire
- 3109 · expires December 2027
- LCSW, New Mexico
- C-11434 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1184165722 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Richard
Richard Banton is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and steadiness in hard times. He works from a mental wellness perspective and talks plainly about how thoughts and consciousness shape moment-to-moment experience. He helps people who want a different view of themselves than ‘damaged’ or ‘broken.’
Richard focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and addiction.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, career concerns, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. His background includes work with a wide range of life difficulties, including chronic illness and caregiving stress. In sessions he invites people to notice how thinking creates suffering.
That awareness is used as a starting point for change instead of focusing only on symptoms. He blends existential conversation with evidence-based methods to address patterns that keep someone stuck. Clients can expect straightforward talk and practical steps alongside deeper reflection about values and meaning.
Richard aims to help people build calm, clearer confidence and greater contentment over time. He uses his long experience to tailor the pace and focus to each person’s needs. He is licensed as an LCSW in New Mexico and brings a down-to-earth style to the work.
Conversations are plainspoken and focused on what will help a person feel more capable in daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Richard lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Richard names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How existential and ACT principles work online
Existential Therapy invites people to reflect on meaning, choice, and the experience of being alive. Online conversations can focus on values, life direction, and how someone wants to live, using questions and reflection to shift perspective. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values; it helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by building psychological flexibility. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and builds understanding through empathic listening and nonjudgmental support, which helps people feel heard and more able to try new ways of living.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize existential reflection, ACT techniques, or a client-centered stance and can adjust that plan as needs change.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a short check-in fits the schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write through thoughts, get brief support between sessions, or keep therapy going when timing is tight. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while still working on meaning, behavior, and coping skills.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, parenting, career issues, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and many related life challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He combines existential conversation about meaning with practical strategies from approaches like ACT and CBT to help people change thoughts and behavior that cause distress.
What is his background and experience?
He has 25 years of professional experience working across a range of mental wellness concerns and life transitions.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with LCSW credentials in New Mexico and provides services listed from that location.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Services are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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