Bruce Richards, LICSW

Bruce is an excellent therapist! He's extremely thoughtful and a great listener.

Written on Nov 18, 2022 after therapy with Bruce for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues

Bruce has helped me greatly

Written on Nov 11, 2022 after therapy with Bruce for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Bruce is one of the best therapists I have ever worked with. He listens to my concerns, has great feedback, and I leave our sessions with a goal or tools in mind for to help get over whatever hurdle I am challenged with.

Written on Nov 05, 2022 after therapy with Bruce for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and coaching

Bruce is a great therapist. He listens to you and gives really thoughtful advice. I would highly recommend him to anyone needed personal or relationship based therapy.

Written on Sep 16, 2022 after therapy with Bruce for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and self esteem

I had 5 different therapists before him, and I almost gave up to find a therapist for my depression and anxiety. In college, my major was psychology and that made me even harder to trust someone as a therapist. However, I felt that I finally found a real professional in the first meeting with Bruce.

By now, I have been having therapy sessions with Bruce for 5 months, and here are three points that I want to share about him.
First, he is very responsible. He is NOT the one who does therapy just because it is what he can do during his extra time. He understands that sometimes my depression and anxiety need extra support, and he makes me comfortable to take that help. If you really need him at a challening moment, he will be there.
Second, he knows what I really need, how much I can do, and when to suggest it. He does suggest some things to do to improve my situation right now, but he knows the right amount of work I can handle. Moreover, he knows when to suggest new stuffs or to delay some of plans, so I don't get overwhelmed, or won't make mistakes. And his suggestions are very helpful to get through the challenging situations.
Lastly, he doesn't miss clues and utilizes them to analyze my situations. Sometimes it is hard to see my reality by myself, and it boosts my anxiety. It used to give me nightmares everyday, and my sleep pattern was awful. It is hard to find the orgin of my depression and anxiety, but he always listens to me carefully and remember the vaild points even if they are small. When he tells me his insights based on those clues, then I see what happened to me.
I can't even remember all the things that I like about the sessions with him right now, but I believe that what I want to say is delivered.

Please don't hesitate to contact him for yourself. When I was looking for a therapist in the beginning, my friends told me 'women are usually better, people around your age(which is young adult) will understand you better, people of color will support you more(since I am an Asian)', but look at my therapist. I am sure that my friends' recommendations were reasonable, but on top of everything, he is the right one for me. Thus, no matter who you are, or what's your concerns are, please feel free to talk to him. You will be blessed :)

Written on Jul 15, 2022 after therapy with Bruce for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem

Bruce is great

Written on Feb 24, 2022 after therapy with Bruce for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting issues, and coping with life changes

Many thanks for your great help, Bruce. It’s making a difference.

Written on Nov 21, 2021 after therapy with Bruce for 2 months on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, and anger management

Bruce inquires about my well being and listens. He does well with giving me techniques to better myself as well as having better coping techniques. He is genuine, and a pleasure to chat with.

Written on Sep 02, 2021 after therapy with Bruce for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and parenting issues

Bruce, in our short time so far, I am a pleased client. You are attentive, you offer sound advice and worksheets to help with specific things. You reply all times of the day and do not limit our sessions in any way. Thanks!

Written on Aug 02, 2021 after therapy with Bruce for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and coaching

I think that Dr Bruce Richard's is a great counselor. I really like his style and I am only ending our sessions bcuz I can't afford to pay out of pocket anymore. I really like how his easy going personality comes thru as we talk to each other in our "Live" chats. I found he writes as I write, as if we were really in a room talking to each other. He gave great advice/ideas and explained how they would help in the situation. I highly recommend him. He reaches out thru numerous text/notes to you, not just on your appts. I do recommend that you participate in the Journal writing where your entries go directly to him, he responds very quickly. He is A++ in my book and completely changed my mind about mental health therapists ...for the better obviously:)

Written on Jul 19, 2021 after therapy with Bruce for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and anger management