- Trauma informed care
- Practical coping skills
- Relationship focus
About Tanisha
Tanisha Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Tanisha speaks plainly and offers steady support while clients work through painful experiences and build forward momentum.
She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Conversations and treatment plans are tailored to each person's needs. Tanisha emphasizes feeling and processing emotions rather than skipping over them, and she walks alongside clients as they make changes.
Her work draws on several therapeutic styles to match the person in front of her. Techniques include client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral approaches to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits, emotionally-focused work to understand relationship patterns, existential reflection on meaning, and EMDR for trauma processing when appropriate.
With 13 years of experience, Tanisha has supported people through parenting stress, grief, addiction concerns, codependency, and career strain. She also helps with issues like abandonment, attachment, blended family challenges, and body image struggles.
People who choose her often want a practical, compassionate guide who will help them name what hurts and try manageable steps forward. The focus is on clear, doable changes and learning how to respond differently in daily life.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Tanisha uses client-centered therapy to build a supportive space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist follows with empathetic listening. This approach helps people clarify what matters most and set goals that match their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress management.EMDR is offered as a trauma-focused option when appropriate and involves guided processing of difficult memories to reduce their emotional hold. These methods are described and chosen collaboratively so the client and therapist can find the best fit for the concern and goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tanisha will discuss different methods and tailor sessions based on a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is made together and can shift as progress unfolds.
Session formats are not specified in this biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet from quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like CBT exercises, emotionally-focused conversations, or EMDR protocols to remote sessions when appropriate.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she typically address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, low self esteem, career and depression related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a blend of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused work, existential reflection, and EMDR when appropriate to match your needs.
How much experience does she have?
Tanisha has 13 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of issues from trauma to parenting stress.
Where is she licensed and practice location?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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