About Jaida
Jaida Richardson, MS, Master CASAC is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who brings two decades of clinical experience to her work. She blends practical therapy methods with a warm, interactive style to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship struggles, and major life changes. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping clients move toward manageable goals.
Jaida offers cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and she uses motivational interviewing to support people making changes around substance use and health habits.
How Jaida works
She also draws on client-centered and narrative ideas to center each person’s story and strengths. Sessions are collaborative and adapted to what each person needs. Her background includes long experience with trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and challenges like caregiver stress, blended family issues, and adoption or foster care concerns.
She has worked with people facing multicultural and immigration-related stress, HIV / AIDS, panic and panic attacks, and the emotional effects of isolation and shame. Jaida aims to avoid stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and cultural sensitivity. She focuses on practical strategies that people can use between sessions to cope and make steady progress.
The first meetings typically focus on identifying goals and creating a clear plan for change. Sessions are available in English and provided through remote formats. Jaida uses her years of experience to tailor discussions and plans so they fit everyday life and realistic steps toward improvement.
Jaida lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Jaida works with
The areas below are the ones Jaida selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are; it helps build trust and clarifies what a person wants to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches simple skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns. Motivational interviewing supports people who are weighing a change by exploring ambivalence and strengthening readiness to act.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and past experiences and then suggest which methods to try. That plan is adjusted as needed so treatment stays practical and relevant to the person's life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier and to fit different situations. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone can be a simpler check-in or lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or live chat can support shorter check-ins or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent while managing busy schedules and day-to-day demands.
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