About Gerard
Gerard Riconda greets people with a calm, straightforward approach. He focuses on helping clients handle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the tough moments that follow trauma. Gerard brings 28 years of clinical experience and works from New York as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
He spent his master of social work training at Fordham University School of Social Services. Early roles included work with children and families in the foster care system and a period as a medical social worker in a rehabilitation hospital.
How Gerard works
Those settings exposed him to clients facing amputation, stroke, and head injury recovery. Over nearly three decades Gerard has worked with people who present complex or hard-to-reach problems and a wide range of diagnoses. He lists specialties such as bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive concerns, ADHD, mood disorders, and issues tied to life changes and career strain.
He also addresses relationship difficulties, communication problems, and family-related stress. Gerard describes empathy as his strongest skill and centers conversations on listening first. He uses a variety of therapeutic approaches, and avoids a one-size-fits-all method.
Together with each client he identifies which techniques will be most useful for their goals. Sessions are offered in English and available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Gerard lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Gerard works with
The areas below are the ones Gerard selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Gerard Uses Therapeutic Methods Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It focuses on building small, meaningful steps toward a life someone cares about and can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, and teaches practical skills to reduce distress and change patterns. It is often used for anxiety, mood disorders, and obsessive concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional charge; it can be useful when past events continue to cause intense reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gerard will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. He combines listening with clear explanations and adjusts the plan as progress and preferences emerge.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets someone use visual cues and longer conversations, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, manage work breaks, or choose a format that feels most manageable.
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