About Richard
Richard McGraw is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of experience helping people in Missouri. He has run a independent practice since 1997 and has worked in law enforcement, child protective services, medical social work, and hospice. He focuses on practical steps people can use to feel better day to day.
He listens with respect and treats people without labels. His style is warm and interactive. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with an emphasis on skill-building and problem solving.
Background and approach
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. He has helped people with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, bipolar concerns, and ADHD. He also works with issues like abandonment, attachment, caregiving stress, codependency, communication problems, and life transitions.
In sessions he focuses on clear, manageable strategies - small changes that add up over time. He aims to make progress feel measurable, with steps people can try between meetings. The goal is to support practical change, not to apply labels.
People who want direct feedback and concrete tools often find this approach useful. He matches methods to each person's goals and pace. He welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.
How CBT and online sessions can fit your life
Richard McGraw uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches skills for anxiety, depression, stress, and many daily challenges.The approach is practical and skill-oriented. Sessions often involve talking through current problems, trying new strategies in small steps, and reviewing what worked. This suits people who want measurable change and tools they can apply between meetings.
Finding the best approach happens together. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping. That collaborative process helps find a style and pace that feel right.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you have a full-session conversation while phone calls require less bandwidth. Live chat or messaging can be useful for short check-ins, homework guidance, or when you need a quick touchpoint. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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