About Nancy
Dr. Nancy Kenyon Richardson welcomes people who are ready to change painful patterns and find steadier ground. She meets clients with compassion and clear goal-setting, helping them figure out practical next steps.
Her approach is direct and focused on what will make life safer and more livable. She uses an understanding of the brain and trauma to explain why habits and reactions persist. That helps people see how past events still shape today's choices.
How Nancy works
She often teaches specific skills for managing anxiety, cravings, intense emotions, and relationship strain. Nancy holds a Ph.D. in psychology with a concentration in addiction and a master’s degree in psychology with a counseling concentration. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in Vermont.
Her research has looked at recovery after medication-assisted treatment for opioid use, and she blends that evidence into practical work. In sessions she combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses approaches aimed at processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
Sessions aim to be collaborative, with clear steps to try between meetings. Nancy draws on years of helping people facing addiction, trauma, grief, parenting stress, mood disorders, and relationship struggles. She explains concepts plainly and sets reachable goals.
Her style is warm, straightforward, and focused on measurable progress. Outside of clinical work she has long ties to Vermont and values family life and travel. She brings ten years of professional experience to her counseling practice and emphasizes practical coping skills alongside deeper healing work.
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What Nancy works with
The areas below are the ones Nancy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Vermont |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals; online sessions let the therapist reflect back what matters and guide small, practical steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and works well through video or phone when homework and skill practice are assigned between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories, and some elements can be adapted for remote work with careful planning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Treatment plans are adjusted as progress is measured and as people report what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats: video calls for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions when bandwidth or comfort is an issue, and live chat or text-based messaging for quick check-ins and ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, use shorter sessions for focused skill practice, or keep regular contact between appointments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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