About Richelle
Richelle Kramer is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience in direct practice. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Minnesota. Richelle focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and parenting concerns.
She takes a respectful and compassionate approach in sessions. Richelle listens first, then works with each person to build a straightforward plan. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on real-life changes.
How Richelle works
Richelle uses methods that fit each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered work to follow the person’s lead and on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are added when they suit the goals.
Her experience includes a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety. Additional focuses listed include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, co-morbidity, DMDD, domestic violence, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, hoarding, intellectual disability, multicultural concerns, panic attacks, and postpartum depression.
Richelle aims to support people who want practical tools and steady encouragement. She helps clients set achievable steps, track progress, and adjust strategies when life changes. Her style is steady, direct, and built around each person’s priorities.
Richelle lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Richelle works with
The areas below are the ones Richelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead to build goals together; it helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches simple tools to shift them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many day-to-day problems. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and breathing skills that reduce reactivity and help with stress and chronic pain.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Richelle will work with the person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as progress is tracked. The aim is to use approaches that feel useful and practical for the person’s life.
Online formats offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth or visual engagement is a challenge. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel demands while keeping the focus on practical strategies and steady progress.
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