Randall McBride
Calm-focused therapist offering practical coping skills
LCSW Arizona
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Randall
Randall McBride is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, addictions, grief, and life transitions. He emphasizes practical coping skills and aims to provide clients with usable tools they can apply between sessions.
Background and approach
Randall’s work also addresses issues such as self-esteem, career concerns, intimacy-related struggles, anger, compassion fatigue, and specific areas like phobias, obsessive-compulsive patterns, postpartum depression, sex addiction, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and young adult concerns. His style blends a person-centered stance with structured methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-informed approaches.
Sessions typically include focused skill-building, weekly assignments, and challenges designed to reinforce progress outside of therapy. Randall describes his role as an attentive listener who offers clear therapeutic guidance to help clients articulate goals and move toward a calmer, more balanced life.
He completed undergraduate studies in psychology at Brigham Young University and earned a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University, and he practices as an Arizona LCSW.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into more adaptive patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes clarifying values and learning to accept difficult internal experiences while taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which can help with anxiety, grief, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and early attachment dynamics to improve connection and emotional regulation, making it useful for relationship struggles and intimacy-related issues.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to match methods to their goals, preferences, and current needs, adapting techniques over time so the work feels personally relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules and for those who prefer remote care. These options allow clients to access therapy from different locations, maintain continuity when life is hectic, and choose the format that best supports their comfort and engagement.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Arizona
Languages
English