Dr. Richard Highland, LPC-MHSP, LPC

Dr. Richard Highland is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of clinical experience. He practices in Tennessee and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, and depression. He emphasizes a straightforward, strengths-based approach and aims to support people taking steps toward change.

Richard frames clients as the experts in their own stories. He helps people identify practical steps that build on what already works for them. Sessions are presented as collaborative problem solving rather than labels or judgments.

His background includes long-term work with issues such as relationship strain, self-esteem struggles, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. He also has experience with aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, cancer-related adjustment, and substance use problems.

Therapeutic work often focuses on skills people can use between meetings. That can include managing strong emotions, improving communication, and setting achievable goals. He uses approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to help clients try new ways of responding.

People who contact him can expect practical, clear guidance and encouragement. The emphasis is on small, doable steps that fit everyday life. He supports clients who want to regain control over difficult patterns and move toward a more satisfying daily routine.

How his approaches translate to online work

Dr. Highland uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT often focuses on clear, step-by-step exercises that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety or lift mood.

He also draws on mindfulness techniques to help people slow down and become more aware of emotions and bodily cues. Mindfulness can help when stress or anger feels overwhelming by offering short practices to use during the day.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what methods feel most useful. That way they pick or adapt techniques that match the person’s needs rather than applying a single method to everyone.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins, or choose conversations that do not require travel. Discuss scheduling and format choices during the initial matching so sessions work with everyday routines.