Hazel Richards

Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years in the field. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship concerns, anger, and other life changes. Her manner is straightforward and practical, focused on helping clients set clear goals and move toward them.

Hazel draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She centers conversations on the client's priorities and looks for small, workable steps that lead to change. She also pays attention to deeper patterns and meanings that affect how someone feels and behaves.

Her background includes child welfare, special education, hospital work, and mental health rehabilitation. She has experience supporting people with depression, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, bipolar concerns, and obsessive behaviors. She has also worked with veterans and people facing phobias or career-related stress.

Hazel believes in identifying both barriers and strengths. She helps clients name obstacles, map out available resources, and build on what already works. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, practical strategies, and steady progress.

Based in Colorado, Hazel holds LCSW and CSW credentials. Her practice style blends listening, practical planning, and attention to underlying themes so people can move forward with day-to-day life.

Approach-minded online care and practical planning

Client-centered therapy begins with the person and what they want to achieve, using listening and straightforward planning to set goals and small steps. This approach helps when stress, anxiety, anger, or life transitions make it hard to know where to start. Jungian therapy pays attention to deeper patterns, symbols, and personal meaning, which can be useful for people who want to understand long-standing themes in their lives. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes short-term, concrete strategies and building on existing strengths to create faster movement toward goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hazel will collaborate with each person to figure out which mix of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited over time as progress and priorities change.

Please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow for comfortable pacing, practical homework between meetings, and continuity of care when routines change. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and pacing to match everyday demands and therapy goals.