Randall McBride, LCSW

Randall McBride is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Arizona with 15 years of clinical experience. He works with adults who face stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addictions, grief, anger, and related issues. Randall focuses on practical help people can use between sessions.

Randall grew up wanting to help people and completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Brigham Young University. He then earned a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University and has worked in clinical settings since. His background includes long-term work with adults managing mood concerns, life changes, and addictive patterns.

In sessions he follows a client-centered approach where the person’s goals guide the work. He blends cognitive behavioral techniques with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness skills. That means conversations often include skill-building, experiments, and short weekly assignments to practice new ways of coping.

Randall prioritizes concrete tools and short-term strategies. Clients typically leave sessions with specific coping steps, behavioral experiments, or simple exercises to try. He also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how relationships shape reactions and communication.

He describes therapy as practical and collaborative. Sessions aim to reduce the daily drain of anger, stress, or rumination and to build routines that support steadier moods and clearer choices.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work supports them