Richard Rodgers, LCSW

Richard Rodgers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience in mental health and addiction care. He began this work after serving with the Army National Guard and seeing the struggles veterans faced. He offers straightforward, practical help for people dealing with stress, addiction, trauma, and related concerns.

He earned a Bachelor’s in Community Health and a Master of Social Work, then completed the LCSW process over five years. His background includes military service and work in both inpatient and outpatient settings. That mix of experience shaped his focus on addiction, mood concerns, and trauma recovery.

In sessions he combines talk therapy with several approaches and tailors methods to each person. He draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based work to help people change unhelpful patterns. He also uses attachment-focused techniques to address relationship and intimacy concerns.

Richard aims to listen first and then build a clear, collaborative plan. That plan can include tools for anxiety, strategies for managing urges, or steps to process grief and loss. He also addresses practical life issues such as career stress and sleep problems.

Outside of clinical work he values family time and simple routines that support resilience. He brings that same practical, grounded perspective to his work in Indiana and focuses on helping people make steady progress toward their goals.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and building flexible responses to difficult thoughts and feelings. It helps people move toward meaningful action even when uncomfortable emotions are present. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape emotions and behavior and helps people develop more secure ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work together with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize value-driven experiments, relationship work, or skill building from CBT.

For online work, please confirm available session formats before booking because the profile does not list them explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills in the setting where problems occur, such as trying sleep routines at home or using grounding techniques during daily stressors.