Clarence "Rick" Haynes, LCSW

Clarence "Rick" Haynes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 35 years of practice. He supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Rick also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and aging and geriatric issues.

Rick focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship first. He starts where a person is and moves at a pace that feels manageable. Sessions are meant to be a straightforward space to talk through emotions, identify problems, and find practical next steps.

His work blends acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and psychodynamic thinking. That means Rick helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and reflect on deeper patterns from the past that still shape daily life. He often uses short exercises and journaling to boost awareness between sessions.

Care is goal-oriented and hands-on. Together a person and Rick set clear goals and practice skills that change thinking and behavior over time. The emphasis is on usable tools people can apply at home, at work, and in relationships.

Rick welcomes conversations about caregiver stress, abandonment concerns, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems. He aims to help people get unstuck and regain more balance in their day-to-day lives.

How these approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on attentive listening and empathy so clients feel heard and understood; this support helps people explore decisions and build confidence. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short awareness practices and breathing or attention exercises to reduce rumination and improve moment-to-moment coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify which methods fit their needs and goals. That collaborative process includes checking in about what feels helpful and adjusting techniques as therapy moves forward.

For practical matters, confirm which online session formats are offered before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when stress spikes. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, then bring those experiences back into sessions for problem solving and planning.