Hazel Richards, LCSW, CSW

Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years in social work. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life changes. Hazel listens for what matters most and helps clients set clear, achievable goals.

She draws on long experience in child welfare, special education, hospital care, and mental health rehabilitation. Much of her recent work has been with veterans through the Department of Veterans' Affairs, including people coping with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance issues. That background informs how she notices strengths and practical barriers in a person’s life.

Hazel focuses on helping people name their goals and identify what gets in the way. She uses straightforward problem solving and works with clients to build on existing strengths. She also helps people learn about resources that can support those steps.

Her approach combines client-centered listening with solution-focused techniques and occasional Jungian perspectives to explore meaningful patterns. Sessions tend to be grounded and action oriented, with attention to feelings as well as everyday habits and thoughts. The goal is workable change that fits a person’s life.

Hazel practices in Colorado and speaks English. She holds the credentials LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW, Clinical Social Worker. To begin, she asks people to identify goals, review options, and plan small next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and making them work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's own goals. The therapist helps the person talk through what matters and shapes sessions around their priorities. Jungian therapy looks at themes and patterns that repeat in a person's life and can help people make sense of long-standing issues or meaningful symbols. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on short-term goals and small, practical steps to change everyday habits and thoughts that get in the way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hazel will collaborate with each person to choose which ideas to try first, based on their goals and preferences. Together they set clear aims, monitor progress, and adjust the plan when needed so the approach fits the person's life.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to keep momentum between appointments by working on concrete habits and strategies in the context of daily life.