About
Shaletha Richard, a Licensed Professional Counselor, provides quality mental health care to help individuals navigate life's challenges. She specializes in working with children and adolescents, as well as supporting adults seeking counseling. Richard Counseling Services offers personalized treatment plans tailored to each client's specific goals and circumstances. Their services include individual counseling, family therapy, and children and adolescents therapy, which helps build emotional skills, resilience, and healthy development during key stages of growth. The practice is located in Columbia, SC, and accepts various insurance plans, including Aetna, Anthem EAP, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, and Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Shaletha Richard has a compassionate approach, creating a safe and nonjudgmental environment for clients to express and process emotions safely. She uses various therapeutic approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), to facilitate psychological flexibility, identify and challenge unhealthy thought patterns, and strengthen emotional bonds. Richard Counseling Services is dedicated to helping individuals, families, and children achieve lasting mental health wellness.
Insurance & payment
Richard Counseling Services accepts various insurance plans, including Aetna, Anthem EAP, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, and Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Quest Behavioral Health
Listed fee: $100 per session, I accept insurance. Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.
Services & specialties
Individual Counseling
Provides a safe space to process emotional and mental distress without distraction or judgment.
Family Therapy
Creates a supportive environment where families better understand one another, improve communication, work through conflict, and strengthen relationships together.
Children and Adolescents Therapy
Supports children and adolescents as they build emotional skills, resilience, and healthy development during key stages of growth.