This picture is from the 2023 Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia annual convention in Savannah. Richard was a featured speaker. LPCA of Georgia has been an important institution in our profession. It was an honor to be selected as a speaker for the 3rd time on such a great program.
Richard has been a speaker at major conferences all over the United States as well as Canada, Brazil, and New Zealand.
Richard holds two masters degrees; an M.Ed. from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and an M.A. From Harding University Graduate School. Richard is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with the state of Georgia and a nationally certified counselor (NCC) with the National Board of Certified Counselors.
Richard serves on the board for the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) where he chairs the credential committee and is a vice-president over governance. Richard is one of the founders of the International Association of Certified Sexual Addiction Specialists (IACSAS) where he served as president for 13 years, and a founding board member of the Association for Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS) where he served for over 4 years. He developed the multi-dimensional trauma model approach to problematic sexual behavior and was a codeveloper of the multi-dimensional partner trauma model for treatment of betrayal trauma. He developed the first graduate course to be taught on sexual addiction along with a colleague and guest lectures in a variety of University level courses. Richard is a frequent guest on Atlanta area radio & television programs dealing with sexual addiction, intimate partner betrayal, and domestic violence. He has authored or co-authored 5 books. Spouses of Sex Addicts: Hope for the Journey (book and workbook), A Journey Through Secrets, and two older workbooks: The LIFE Guide for Young Men and the LIFE Guide for Couples.
Kathy McCrorie, Lori Rader-Jacobs, and Lei Tu did a magnificent job of planning a 20 year anniversary celebration.
In honor of 20 years of service in our community
20 years of pioneering work
Intimate betrayal is devastating. One of the reasons Capstone was founded was to provide a safe place for people who have experienced betrayal trauma. Groups and resources for spouses of people with problematic sexual behavior were sparse. Betrayed partners had few places to go where they wouldn't be blamed or mistreated. Richard worked with international leaders in the development of a trauma-based approach. With the help of a team of pioneers (pictured below) some great resources have been made available to people around the world.
These are the leaders who pioneered and thousands of betrayed partners over 20 years. Lori Rader-Jacobs, Dr. Janice Stevens, Marianne Snyder, and Joyce Tomblin.