William Richert , LPC

William Richert is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a background that includes licensure as a mental health counselor in Washington and as a professional counselor in Oregon and Wyoming. With 15 years of clinical experience, he blends a respectful, client-centered stance with practical coaching to help adults navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, addiction, grief, career concerns, and other life transitions.

He balances acceptance of each person's process with active work on skills and strategies. That balance means he can listen patiently when exploration and validation are needed, then introduce concrete tools and techniques to improve mood, functioning, and resilience when the time is right. His approach aims to help people perform better, feel better, and build a life that feels more meaningful.

His practice draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and principles from positive psychology to strengthen relationships, increase positive emotion, and expand capacity for handling setbacks and traumatic reactions. He also employs concepts from interpersonal neurobiology to make skills for managing emotions and stress easier to understand, and he uses EMDR to support processing of troubling memories when appropriate.

He views growth as the result of identifying and building resources and opportunities rather than simply managing symptoms. Outside-of-session efforts are treated as an essential part of progress, and he commits to understanding each person's perspective, accepting them without judgment, honoring their autonomy, and working at a pace that respects their timing and goals.