About Hazel
Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker who offers practical, down-to-earth help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship strain, or major life changes. She draws on three decades of experience to keep sessions focused on clear goals and usable steps.
Hazel speaks in plain language and aims to make therapy feel manageable for someone juggling busy days and heavy emotions. Hazel has worked across child welfare, special education, hospitals, and mental health rehabilitation.
Background and approach
She currently works with the Department of Veterans' Affairs and has considerable experience supporting veterans facing PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance use concerns. That background gives her familiarity with health systems and community resources that can support long-term recovery. In sessions she helps people name the changes they want and pinpoints what gets in the way.
She leans on client-centered conversations that follow each person’s pace. She also uses ideas from Jungian therapy to explore personal meaning and from solution-focused methods to build on what already works. Hazel emphasizes strengths and concrete resources.
She helps people break big problems into small, achievable steps. Practical plans often include coping strategies, referrals to local supports, and follow-up check-ins to track progress. Hazel holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and a Certified Social Worker credential.
She practices in Colorado and communicates in English. Her long experience is paired with a straightforward, goal-oriented style meant to help people move forward one step at a time.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Hazel uses client-centered therapy to make sessions match each person’s pace and values; this approach focuses on listening, clarifying what you want, and helping you set meaningful goals. She also draws on solution-focused therapy, which concentrates on practical steps and small changes you can try right away to build momentum.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Hazel will discuss options with you, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust plans based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to find a path that feels useful and realistic.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let you have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera helps you focus. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, progress updates, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for busy schedules, different comfort levels, and varied day-to-day needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Arizona
- Languages
- English