Randall McBride, LCSW

Randall McBride is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and addiction concerns. He focuses on building practical skills so people can cope better day to day. Randall aims to give clear tools and short assignments that feel useful between sessions.

He trained in social work at Arizona State University after earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Brigham Young University. Over his career he has worked with adults facing life transitions, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related issues, and challenges like obsessive thoughts or phobias.

Randall favors a person-centered style that starts with what each person wants to achieve. He combines that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and to develop action-based steps.

Sessions include concrete coping strategies, weekly exercises, and practical challenges to help skills stick. He listens so clients feel heard, then offers targeted techniques to practice between meetings. This approach aims to make progress feel measurable and relevant to everyday life.

People who value a straightforward, skills-based approach often choose him. He works to empower each person toward greater calm, clearer relationships, and more manageable coping when life becomes difficult.

Online approaches that teach practical skills

Randall uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT focuses on small, testable changes and is often useful for anxiety, depression, and obsessive thoughts. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which teaches acceptance of difficult feelings and clear action steps tied to personal values, a helpful fit for coping with life changes and chronic stress. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in his work to explore patterns in close relationships and to improve how people connect and set boundaries.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Randall works with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, values, and daily life. He adjusts techniques as needed and offers concrete assignments so progress can be tracked week to week.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit into a break or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats help people access consistent care while keeping sessions practical and focused on skills.