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Dr. Shari Richardson, LCSW

Based in New York Online sessions

Compassionate practical help for parenting and life stress

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Years in practice
15
Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
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Relationship issues
Focus
Family conflicts
About

About Shari

Dr. Shari Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience in New York. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship problems.

Parents looking for guidance around family and parenting concerns are part of her work. She also helps people facing addiction, career transitions, and questions about life purpose. She draws on client-centered care to meet each person where they are.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and solution-focused techniques guide practical steps. Trauma-focused work is used when painful events need careful attention. Sessions aim to translate insight into everyday changes, not only talk.

Dr. Richardson often helps with attachment concerns, issues stemming from adoption and foster care, and blended family challenges. She addresses communication problems, commitment worries, and caregiver stress.

Her approach supports people coping with midlife shifts, separation, or isolation. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She encourages small, doable goals and pays attention to how life experiences shape behavior.

She frames vulnerability as a practical step in recovery rather than a weakness. Therapy is offered in English and is available to international clients. Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a potential client selects the Start Therapy button and completes a short matching questionnaire.

Focus areas and approaches

What Shari works with

Everything Shari lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shari helps people with.

Approaches Shari lists

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Online support

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to make each session relevant to daily life. This approach helps when you need understanding and guidance rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear, practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and is helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting small, achievable goals and building on what already works in your life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Richardson will collaborate with each person to choose and adjust methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels useful in sessions. This keeps therapy focused and responsive to real-world challenges.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a camera isn’t convenient. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or clients who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between meetings.
Questions

Questions people ask about Shari

What concerns does she address related to parenting?

She helps parents navigate family and parenting challenges, blended family issues, attachment concerns, and adoption or foster care matters.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward, using client-centered conversations with practical CBT and solution-focused steps to make change happen.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Dr. Richardson has 15 years of experience working with people affected by trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, and family challenges.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practices from New York and holds the LCSW credential, listed as NY LCSW.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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