Therapist profile
Hazel Richards, LCSW, CSW
Licensed clinical social worker - Family and parenting focus
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- LCSW CSW
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Solution-Focused work
About Hazel
Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience in social work. She practices from Colorado and lists experience addressing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma, grief, parenting, and related life changes.
Hazel has a long history in child welfare and special education. She has worked in hospitals and in adult mental health rehabilitation. She currently works with the Department of Veterans' Affairs and has experience supporting veterans with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and addictions.
Her approach emphasizes clear, practical goal setting. She helps people state what they want to change and then looks for barriers that get in the way. She also helps people notice and use their existing strengths.
Sessions often include exploring options and available resources to support progress. Solution-focused techniques are used to identify next steps that can be tried between meetings. Jungian ideas may be used for people who want to consider personal meaning and patterns in their life.
Hazel draws on three decades of front-line social work to combine short-term problem solving with longer-term personal work. She encourages straightforward conversation about goals and obstacles. People who want to work on parenting strain, relationship stress, addictive behavior, or mood and anxiety problems may find her practical, goal-oriented approach useful.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches described for online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person says. It helps people feel heard and supports them in making their own decisions and next steps. Jungian Therapy pays attention to recurring patterns, symbols, and personal meaning; it can help people who want to examine long-standing themes in their life. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps that move a person toward their goals and is useful when quick, concrete changes are the priority.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can evolve as sessions continue and as different techniques are tried.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people continue work between in-person commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered, Jungian, and solution-focused techniques to remote conversations to focus on goals, patterns, and small practical steps.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused. She helps people set clear goals, identify barriers, and build on strengths.
What is her clinical background?
Hazel has thirty years in social work, including child welfare, special education, hospital care, and adult mental health rehabilitation.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado with the licensure details AZ LCSW and CO LCSW noted.
Does she provide sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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