Straight From The Heart

Meet our Therapists

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  Alicia Richards, LCSW

  Whether your goal may be to minimize suffering from grief, depression, or anxiety, or to explore changes in your life circumstances or relationships, it is my deeply felt conviction that a trusting relationship between client and therapist engenders effective therapy. I provide therapy for couples as well as individuals. I am direct in my approach, wanting to honor your time and emotional energy. I am co-owner of Straight From the Heart and have been practicing for 32 years.

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  Paul Stretch, LCSW

  As a practitioner for over 30 years and co-owner of Straight From the Heart, I am honored to be a part of the life changing work I witness with clients. Specializing in trauma recovery and male sexual abuse specifically, I utilize a wholistic approach to healing involving family of origin work, developing an awareness of emotion and the body, and a trauma reduction technique called Accelerated Resolution Therapy.

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  Melissa Bensink, LCSW

  I specialize in working with adults utilizing strengths based approaches to address anxiety, depression, PTSD and grief & loss. I have been working with Veterans and families in a variety of settings for over 20 years. I am passionate about trauma therapy and utilize a variety of evidence based treatments including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I wholeheartedly believe in the power of therapy and I look forward to our work together.