Richard Marshall

Emotionally Focused

Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) is an evidence-based treatment, and together with Relational Life Therapy (RLT), is the therapeutic model I most commonly use with couples. Its power comes from its ability to tap into people's primal need for a close attachment bond to others. It helps people express their softer, more vulnerable emotions with the aim of increasing connection and closeness to others.

Relational 

I use Terry Real's Relational Life Therapy (RLT) model when working with couples and individuals dealing with relationship problems. It incorporates family of origin work, inner child work, and powerful relational tools to foster meaningful, connected, and fulfilling relationships.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

I use IFS (also referred to as "parts" work) with clients in order to heal wounded parts of ourselves and come to rely more on our immutable core selves. The goal with IFS is to help clients become more compassionate, curious, clear, creative, calm, confident, courageous, and connected.

Family Systems

Since I began practicing, I have used my graduate level training in family systems theory in order to help individuals and families identify and interrupt unhelpful recurring patterns of behavior and bring about lasting, positive systemic change. Additionally, family systems-informed therapy can help clients heal from damaging inter-generational trauma.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

I enjoy using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) because it uses the client's own goals as a motivation for change. Therapy is therefore custom tailored to the individual client, harnessing the transformative power of the client's own strengths and interests, and builds upon ways the client may already be solving their own problem.

Relationship / Marriage Issues

My Masters level training focused on family systems theory as used in the treatment of a wide variety of family problems, including couple and marital conflict. I have used this training since 2013 to help couples resolve conflict and foster deeper connection and relational well-being. I commonly use Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Relational Life Therapy (RLT) when working with couples.

Anxiety

Anxiety might be the most common problem I have helped people overcome. I also have some familiarity, as I have suffered from an anxiety disorder myself. There can be many causes and forms of anxiety, and I work collaboratively and holistically in supporting clients to find solutions that work best for them.

Depression

Depression and other mood disorders are very common among people seeking therapy. I have helped many people make lasting positive changes to their mood by working collaboratively and holistically in supporting clients to find solutions that work best for them.

Family Conflict

My Masters level training focused on family systems theory as used in the treatment of a wide variety of family problems. I have used this training since 2013 to help families resolve conflict and foster relational well-being.

Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence

I have specialized Masters-level training in treating addictions which I have continually utilized in my practice. This training incorporates family systems theory, which examines and aims to restructure ways in which the entire family can organize its behavior around those family members suffering from addiction.