About Ritchie
Ritchie McCall helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life transitions. She focuses on practical steps that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Ritchie is direct but gentle, and she aims to make the first steps feel less overwhelming.
She believes people are the experts on their own lives and brings a strengths-based approach to sessions. Ritchie talks through what is happening now, and helps identify small changes that can lead to relief.
How Ritchie works
She uses clear tools and short exercises so progress feels tangible between meetings. Her work also addresses abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, control struggles, and the fallout of divorce or separation. Other areas she supports include forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, questions about life purpose, midlife concerns, and issues tied to narcissism or post-traumatic stress.
Ritchie uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide her practice. Those methods help people notice unhelpful thoughts, build daily habits, and commit to actions that match their values. Sessions pair practical skill-building with personal reflection.
Ritchie holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, with 15 years of experience practicing in Maryland. She offers sessions in English and works with people ready to make concrete changes in their lives.
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Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How ACT and CBT are used in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and uncertainty about life direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical experiments. It often includes short skills practice to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change behavior gradually.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Ritchie will help clients decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Together they adapt techniques from ACT and CBT so sessions feel relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick access between sessions and can help maintain momentum with brief updates or exercises. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work when in-person visits are difficult.
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