Tanisha Richardson, LCSW
New York · 13 years in practice
Tanisha Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 094930 · expires October 2028
- NPI
- 1922452556 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Tanisha
Tanisha Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship strain, and parenting worries. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people find clearer footing during hard times.
She brings 13 years of clinical experience to sessions. Tanisha focuses on practical conversation and collaborative planning rather than long lectures. She listens for what matters to each person and shapes sessions around those priorities.
Background and approach
Tanisha uses Existential ideas alongside client-centered care and cognitive tools. That means she helps people name what feels most important in life, accept difficult feelings, and test small changes that make daily life easier. She also draws on emotion-focused work and EMDR for those coping with intense trauma when appropriate.
Sessions often include straightforward talk, emotional reflection, and skill practice for managing anxiety, anger, or difficult transitions. For parenting concerns she supports parents in setting boundaries, handling stress, and improving communication. For career or self-esteem issues she helps people identify goals and take manageable steps toward them.
Her approach emphasizes pacing the work to fit each person's needs. She encourages people to notice patterns, try small experiments, and use their strengths. The aim is steady progress toward a life that feels more connected to personal values and daily functioning.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tanisha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tanisha names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approach-focused care delivered online
Tanisha uses a blend of Existential Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Existential Therapy helps people name what matters most and face big life questions; it is useful for feelings of emptiness, life transitions, and meaning concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and making the session feel like a safe place to speak and be understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety, manage depression, and improve daily coping.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Tanisha works collaboratively to identify goals and figure out which methods fit a person’s needs and preferences. Conversations early on focus on priorities, and plans are adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video can mirror in-person talk and visual cues; phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into work, parenting, and daily life routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Tanisha usually address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, grief, relationship and family problems, depression, self-esteem, career issues, addictions, compassion fatigue, and related concerns.
What is Tanisha's therapeutic style like?
She blends client-centered listening with existential reflection and cognitive tools, focusing on practical steps, emotional processing, and clarifying personal values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tanisha has 13 years of experience working in clinical settings and with people facing trauma, parenting stress, and relationship difficulties.
Where is Tanisha licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Tanisha?
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