Richard Forde

Richard Forde, MS, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina. He earned his Master of Community Counseling degree from Georgia State University in 1996. He attended Richmond Graduate School and received a diploma in Christian Counseling. Richard has worked in various clinical settings including inpatient psychiatric hospitals doing assessment work, church environments providing pastoral care and biblical counseling and in private practice for the past 13 years. He has worked individuals, couples and families and has experience addressing a variety of personal issues, including depression, anxiety, marriage, family and parenting problems, trauma/abuse, stress, toxic relationships, and vocational assistance. Richard believes that people are inherently resilient and grow through challenging experiences with the help of a genuinely caring person. He utilizes various treatment modalities in private practice including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Internal Family Systems, and Story Work. He approaches therapy from a strengths perspective to help clients feel empowered.