Richard Banton, LCSW
Transformative mental wellness guidance
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- Mental wellness focus
- Practical strategies
- 25 years experience
About Richard
Richard Banton is an LCSW with 25 years of clinical experience based in New Mexico. He frames his work around mental wellness and helps people who want to move from feeling stuck toward greater calm and confidence. He speaks English and accepts international clients.
He focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, depression, and trouble coping with life changes. He also helps with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems, career stress, and self-esteem. Additional interests include ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and issues related to adoption or abandonment.
Richard uses simple, practical ideas in sessions. He helps people notice how thought, mind, and consciousness shape moment-to-moment experience. When clients see how they may be creating painful reactions, they can begin to change them and feel less overwhelmed.
His approach draws on several therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. He tailors techniques to each person’s goals and daily life rather than relying on a single method.
People who want to shift perspective or rebuild confidence often work with him to create clearer habits of thinking and behavior. The process is presented as an invitation to try a different way of relating to painful experiences rather than a fixed prescription.
He focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, depression, and trouble coping with life changes. He also helps with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems, career stress, and self-esteem. Additional interests include ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and issues related to adoption or abandonment.
Richard uses simple, practical ideas in sessions. He helps people notice how thought, mind, and consciousness shape moment-to-moment experience. When clients see how they may be creating painful reactions, they can begin to change them and feel less overwhelmed.
His approach draws on several therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. He tailors techniques to each person’s goals and daily life rather than relying on a single method.
People who want to shift perspective or rebuild confidence often work with him to create clearer habits of thinking and behavior. The process is presented as an invitation to try a different way of relating to painful experiences rather than a fixed prescription.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
New Hampshire, New Mexico
Languages
English
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is about noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match your values. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching ways to accept difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt techniques as progress happens.
Confirm available session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that work around work or family commitments. It can also make some skill-based work and homework easier to practice between sessions. Ask about specific formats when you start the matching process so sessions match your needs and routine.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and coping with life changes among other issues.
What is his general therapy style?
He emphasizes a mental wellness perspective and uses clear, practical guidance to help people notice how thoughts shape experience and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 25 years of professional work experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LCSW licensed in New Mexico and is based in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported and can people outside the U.S. work with him?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.
How does cost and billing work?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.