Dustin Richardson, LCPC
Therapist & Executive Director | Young Adults & Adults
Trauma • First Responders • Addiction • LGBTQ+ • Culturally Informed Care
I bring grounded presence and deep curiosity into my work with adolescents and adults. My approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and rooted in the belief that therapy should make room for the complexity of your experiences while helping you better understand yourself, your relationships, and what matters most to you.
I work with clients navigating trauma, addiction, acute and chronic stress, identity, relationship concerns, and major life transitions. I have a particular interest in supporting first responders, LGBTQ+ clients, and people whose cultural experiences and identities shape the way they move through the world.
You Might Be a Good Fit If...
You’re processing trauma or experiences that continue to affect everyday life
You’re a first responder carrying the impact of high-stress or traumatic work
You’re navigating addiction, substance use, or recovery
You’re looking for LGBTQ+ affirming support
Cultural identity or lived experience is an important part of what you want understood in therapy
Anxiety, stress, or difficult emotions are affecting your relationships or quality of life
You’re navigating a major life transition or questioning what comes next
You want therapy that balances evidence-based tools with deeper exploration of meaning and purpose
My Approach
My work may incorporate:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Existential Therapy
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Gottman Method
Trauma-Informed Care
Culturally Informed Therapy
The specific approach we use will depend on your individual needs, experiences, and goals.
You don’t need to come into therapy with a perfectly defined problem or a clear plan for fixing it. I’m interested in understanding the full context of what you’re experiencing—your history, relationships, identity, culture, values, and the patterns that have helped shape where you are today.
I integrate evidence-based approaches including EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), and the Gottman Method while continuing to draw heavily from Existential Therapy and culturally informed care.
For me, therapy is about more than reducing symptoms. It can also be a place to explore what feels meaningful, understand why certain patterns keep showing up, and develop greater freedom in how you respond to your experiences.
My goal is to meet you where you are with authenticity, curiosity, and practical support while helping you move toward a life that feels more intentional and meaningful.
How I Can Help
Trauma & EMDR
Trauma can shape how you respond to stress, relationships, emotions, and the world around you long after an experience has passed. I work with clients to better understand those patterns and create space for experiences that may have been difficult to process.
When appropriate, I incorporate EMDR and other trauma-informed approaches to support processing, healing, and a greater sense of choice in how you respond moving forward.
First Responders & High-Stress Professions
First responders regularly encounter situations that can be difficult to leave at work. Repeated exposure to crisis, trauma, responsibility, and high-pressure decision-making can affect sleep, relationships, mood, coping, and the ability to fully step out of response mode.
My training in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), trauma treatment, and culturally informed care helps shape my work with first responders. Therapy can provide a confidential space to process what you’ve experienced while strengthening the tools that help you remain connected to yourself and the people around you.
Addiction & Recovery
Substance use can become connected to stress, trauma, relationships, identity, or the ways we learn to cope with difficult experiences. I work with clients to understand the role addiction or substance use may be playing in their lives while building healthier ways to manage emotions, relationships, and change.
Recovery can also involve questions about identity, meaning, connection, and what you want life to look like moving forward.
LGBTQ+ & Identity-Affirming Therapy
I provide an affirming space for LGBTQ+ clients to explore identity, relationships, family dynamics, stress, belonging, and other life experiences without having to separate those experiences from the rest of who they are.
Our work can focus on both the challenges you’re facing and the strengths, values, relationships, and communities that support you.