Richard Reihing, LPCC

Richard Reihing is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Ohio with 14 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and the everyday stresses that accompany life changes. He combines formal training and real-world experience to help people move from survival toward a more hopeful future, working from a strength-based perspective that emphasizes clients' existing resources and resilience.

He offers a Master's degree in counseling and draws on years of life experience, including service as a firefighter and paramedic, to inform his understanding of first responder issues and the unique challenges they face. Richard uses evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy to tailor care to each person's needs, addressing concerns like grief, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.

Richard provides a nonjudgmental, supportive environment where clients can explore attachment wounds, communication struggles, addiction patterns, and questions about life purpose or identity. He aims to collaborate with each client to rewrite their story and establish practical skills for coping, healing, and moving forward.

Approach-Focused Care Delivered Online

Richard commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches in his work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to shift them - it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Attachment-Based work explores early and adult relationship patterns to improve connection, trust, and emotional regulation, which can help with abandonment, intimacy, and relational struggles. Client-Centered therapy emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist listens deeply and supports clients in finding their own solutions, useful for building self-esteem and navigating life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Richard works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their goals, preferences, and needs. He reviews options together with clients and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access a licensed professional from home, during work breaks, or while traveling within the therapist's service area, helping clients maintain consistent care even when life is busy.