About Shari
Dr. Shari Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of practice. She brings a doctorate in social work and long experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles.
She works with individuals who face challenges around parenting, adoption and foster care, and attachment issues. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills you can use between meetings.
She draws on client-centered methods to listen closely and build trust, then uses cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused ideas to shape changes that fit your life.
Background and approach
Dr. Richardson often supports people dealing with life transitions, grief, and career strain. She also addresses intimacy concerns, addiction, compassion fatigue, and bipolar mood challenges.
She pays attention to family of origin problems and blended family issues when those affect day-to-day functioning. Her style balances empathy with action. Conversations uncover how past experiences contribute to current patterns.
Then simple, achievable steps are planned to reduce distress and increase coping. She encourages honest work and steady small changes. Sessions are offered from New York and in English, including to international clients.
People who want a collaborative, straightforward therapist who combines listening with practical tools may find her a good match.
Using proven approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy places the person and their goals at the center of work. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people clarify what matters most to them. This approach supports people who feel stuck or overwhelmed and need a nonjudgmental space to sort things out.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical tools to change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems because it breaks issues into manageable steps and practices to build new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set clear objectives and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when written reflection helps the person process feelings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English