About Richard
Richard Strand is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and many life changes. He also supports those dealing with parenting strain, career shifts, grief, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
He starts by listening carefully to understand a person's history and current struggles. He looks at biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors to see what matters most right now.
How Richard works
Together, he and the client set clear goals and a plan that fits daily life. His work is rooted in client-centered care. He combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing when they match a person's needs.
He has also used dialectical behavior strategies and EMDR with people facing trauma and severe emotional distress. Richard brings practical skills to sessions. That can mean learning coping tools for anxiety, strategies to manage addictive behavior, or steps to rebuild self-esteem after loss.
He focuses on skills people can use between meetings. He offers services in English and Spanish and works with people in New York and beyond, including international clients. Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Richard lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Richard works with
The areas below are the ones Richard selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How his approaches work online
Richard uses client-centered therapy to make the work focus on the person's priorities. That means sessions start with listening and recognizing what matters most to the client, then shaping goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and practice different behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping during stressful moments.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will discuss options, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan based on progress and feedback. The goal is to find strategies that fit the client’s life and feel useful between meetings.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good choice for short check-ins. Live chat and messaging support quick reflections, ongoing coaching, or follow-up between meetings. These formats increase flexibility and help maintain continuity of care when life gets hectic.
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