Tanya Richmond, LCSW

Tanya Richmond is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and life or career changes. Tanya focuses on practical support and steady, respectful listening to help people find clearer direction.

Her approach is warm, person-centered, and reflective. She asks what matters most and builds sessions around each person's goals. Tanya prefers to avoid labels and instead tailors plans to the individual needs she learns about in conversation.

She draws on mindfulness practices and person-centered skills during sessions. Tanya also uses breathing techniques, guided meditation, and gentle movement practices such as Qi Gong when appropriate to help people manage worry and build resilience. These are offered alongside talk-based work like problem solving and goal planning.

Tanya has extensive experience supporting caregivers, people planning for end-of-life care, and those coping with loss or disasters. She also helps with isolation, aging and geriatric concerns, intellectual disability issues, and finding life purpose or more self-love. Her background includes long-term work with people at different stages of difficult transitions.

Tanya aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can try new ways of coping. She helps clients think through changes, make practical plans, and build daily habits that reduce stress and increase well-being. Her style is steady, compassionate, and focused on what the client finds most useful.

How Tanya’s Approaches Work Online

Tanya commonly uses client-centered work and mindfulness-based practices to help people manage stress and process difficult experiences. Client-centered work means the therapist follows your lead, reflects what matters to you, and helps you clarify goals. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple breathing and attention exercises to reduce worry and increase calm, which can be practiced between sessions.

She also uses trauma-focused and cognitive behavioral ideas when helpful to address upsetting memories and unhelpful thought patterns. Trauma-focused work gently supports people as they name and tolerate painful experiences. Cognitive behavioral techniques break problems into small, manageable steps and test new ways of coping in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tanya will listen to your concerns, discuss options, and together decide which methods fit your needs and preferences. She tailors the plan over time based on what helps you make progress.

Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, and use guided breathing or brief movement practices without commuting. Ask about how these practical arrangements can match your routine when you schedule.