Therapist in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Russell Allard, Therapist

Russell Allard, LPC, helps individuals and couples across Delaware move toward meaningful change by providing compassionate, evidence-based therapy for a wide range of mental health and life challenges. Practicing at LifeStance Health, he supports teens, adults, and seniors through individualized treatment approaches tailored to each person’s strengths, needs, and goals. Whether working in individual or group therapy, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), or couples counseling, Russell creates a safe, collaborative space for healing and growth. Russell specializes in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, and substance use concerns, as well as post-traumatic stress and mood disorders including bipolar disorder. With extensive experience working with complex trauma, he integrates therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to support emotional regulation, identity development, and long-term recovery. His approach is strengths-focused and trauma-informed, especially when working with individuals managing grief, psychosis, midlife changes, or somatic symptoms. Russell has a deep passion for working with clients affected by addiction and trauma. With decades of experience supporting individuals facing alcohol and drug use issues, he understands the complex emotional layers beneath addiction and works to address both the physiological and psychological roots. He collaborates with each client to build sustainable recovery plans and redefine their relationship to their past, reminding them that their identity is not limited to their history—but shaped by their capacity for change. He is experienced in working with diverse populations including members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals from adoption or foster care backgrounds, and military veterans or first responders managing the impact of chronic stress or trauma. Outside of his clinical work, Russell enjoys weightlifting and cooking, often finding balance and inspiration in the rituals of strength training and creativity in the kitchen.