Tanisha Richardson , LCSW

Tanisha Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 13 years of clinical experience supporting individuals and families through difficult transitions. As an LCSW she brings a social work perspective to psychotherapy, combining practical skills with empathy to address concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting and foster care issues, relationship and family difficulties, anger and stress management, and struggles with addiction, grief, and self-esteem.

Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive care that honors each person’s capacity for growth. She views healing as an active process that often requires moving through difficult feelings rather than simply getting past them. With that belief, she tailors conversation and treatment plans to match each person’s unique circumstances, whether the focus is on attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, communication or control issues, or career and life transitions.

Tanisha prioritizes collaborative work that empowers people to find clarity and resilience. She offers support for a wide range of challenges including adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence recovery, and compassion fatigue, adapting proven clinical methods to help clients pursue greater fulfillment and well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Tanisha Richardson draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and EMDR to address a wide range of concerns. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship so clients can explore their feelings and priorities; it is often useful for relationship, self-esteem, and life transition work. CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to develop practical coping skills. EMDR is an approach used to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact, which can be helpful for people coping with trauma and abuse.

Tanisha approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right method is part of the therapeutic process. She works with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques and adjusts the plan over time so therapy reflects what is most effective for that individual.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access licensed professionals from home or elsewhere. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style, allowing therapists and clients to focus on progress using formats that feel most comfortable and practical.