About Richard
Dr. Richard Tscherne uses a straightforward, person-focused approach to therapy. He centers sessions on each person's experience and helps them notice what matters most.
He emphasizes practical tools like mindfulness and breath work alongside talk-based strategies. Dr. Tscherne is a New York licensed psychologist and brings three years of clinical experience to his practice.
He focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and trouble managing life changes.
How Richard works
He also helps people dealing with addiction, grief, anger, and attention challenges like ADHD. Other areas he addresses include body image, chronic pain and illness, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and social anxiety. In sessions he draws on client-centered methods that follow the person's pace and priorities.
He also uses cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness practices are woven into work to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Dr.
Tscherne aims to create an open, accepting space where people can explore who they are and what they want to change. He works with practical strategies as well as reflective conversation to support progress. His background and gentle style help people break tasks into small, doable steps.
Appointments are offered from his New York practice and are conducted in English. He provides a range of session formats to fit different needs and schedules.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | NY Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Dr. Tscherne commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's lead, offering empathy, and creating space to talk through what matters most. It helps when someone needs acceptance and a clearer sense of their own priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy identifies unhelpful thought patterns and tries small behavioral experiments to shift them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood-related problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that match those aims. That collaboration means techniques can change over time as needs evolve and progress is tracked together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can fit shorter updates or times when typing is easier. These options make it possible to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping a steady treatment rhythm.
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