About Russell
Russell Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in Nevada and has twelve years of direct therapy experience. He focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, and anger. He keeps language plain and conversations straightforward so parents can read quickly and know what to expect.
Russell aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly about what is hard.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be practical and focused on what matters now. He listens for patterns in how feelings and behavior connect, and then works with each person to try small changes that make daily life easier. His work draws on several approaches, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, brief solution-focused steps, and mindfulness ideas.
Those tools are used to address communication problems, family conflict, isolation, and questions about life purpose. He also supports people facing aging and end-of-life issues, fatherhood concerns, guilt and shame, and sexual identity questions. Russell uses a calm, direct style and encourages clear goals for therapy.
He partners with people to set tangible steps between sessions. Progress is measured in everyday milestones like sleeping better, arguing less, or feeling less overwhelmed. To begin, a simple intake and scheduling step gets the process started.
Sessions are offered through video, phone, chat, and text formats to fit different routines and needs.
How Russell's Approaches Work Online
Russell often uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person's goals and experience, creating room to talk through what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another frequent approach and focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. The Gottman Method adds practical communication tools for people dealing with relationship tensions and conflict resolution.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest options together. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they address the clearest problems first and build skills that fit daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video gives more visual contact for discussion and role practice, phone sessions use less bandwidth and work well when a camera isn't convenient, live chat lets for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports quick reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Nevada
- Languages
- English