About Judy
Dr. Judy Ricci uses straightforward, practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She is a VA Psychologist and a New York Psychologist with seven years of clinical experience.
Dr. Ricci writes simply and works with clear tools so people can start feeling better sooner. She favors cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect.
She also draws on mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people build coping skills and notice what matters most.
How Judy works
Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when someone needs help finding motivation to change. Sessions focus on real-life problems like coping with medical illness, sleep and eating difficulties, addiction, and managing anger. She helps people break problems into steps and practice skills between sessions.
The practical work is aimed at everyday improvements rather than academic theory. Dr. Ricci has worked across a range of concerns including trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar and mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and smoking or vaping cessation.
She also supports people facing cancer, chronic pain, or disability and those dealing with career stress or parenting challenges. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
People meet her in Virginia and sessions are conducted in English.
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What Judy works with
The areas below are the ones Judy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | VA Psychologist, NY Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with long-term health issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and compulsive patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which supports stress and pain management.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to measure progress and change course if needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports brief coaching or follow-up between sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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