Richard Banton
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
New Hampshire therapists accepting new clients
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About Richard
I am licensed in Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Connecticut with 25 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, trauma, abuse, motivation, self esteem, confidence, depression and other life issues. I operate from a mental wellness perspective as opposed to a mental illness perspective. This means that you, the client must be seeking mental wellness and believe that it is possible. If you have been told that you are damaged, broken, or defective and you prefer not to view yourself that way I can help. I teach clients how they are creating their moment to moment experience using three universal concepts of mind, consciousness, and thought. When clients are able to realize how they are creating their painful experience of life, they become able to stop doing that. They experience a dramatic paradigm shift that empowers them to be happier, more content and peaceful than they ever imagined possible.
*** This is not to deny that you are currently having or have had very painful experiences. It is an invitation see something new that can empower you to move forward with a calm and clear confidence.
What Richard helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- 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
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- 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
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Richard works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Richard’s teachings have changed my outlook on life. He has helped me tremendously. Highly recommend!”
- “Ive only had one session with Richard but he was very kind to me and offered good advice, he seems like a very nice man which is exactly what i was looking for in a therapist...”
- “Mr Banton is professional and friendly. I find it very easy to dicuss issues that are very difficult for me. Mr Banton is very capable and has been listening to me”
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- “Hands down the best experience I’ve had with a therapist/counselor. His approach and way he articulates is just what I needed to hear. No BS.”
- “Richard is exactly what I was hoping for and had doubted that I could find! We need more like Richard.”
- “Well spoken and shares insight for recovery.”
- “Provides strong recommendations and allow the conversation to flow freely. Listens well and give practical feedback.”
- “Richard cares, and has good experience and insight. He's intellectually and emotionally present during our meetings. Excellent therapist.”
- “Richard is an amazing person. He looks at therapy through a different lens compared to traditional mental health therapy or counseling. I felt very comfortable expressing myself with Richard. The way he presents how our thoughts can cause our precivied issues and feelings to be very eye opening and incredibly helpful. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for a non traditional approach to mental health.”
- “Richard truly provides a top-flight level of mental health care. I highly recommend him!”
- “Richard is very compassionate and responsive. He recommended some great resources.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.