Dr. Nancy Kenyon Richardson , LCMHC

Dr. Nancy Kenyon Richardson welcomes people who want to make changes and feel better. She is Dr. Nancy, a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) with ten years of clinical experience based in Vermont. She works with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and relationship or intimacy issues.

Dr. Nancy draws on practical tools and clear explanations in sessions. She explains how the brain and trauma interact so clients understand common reactions. She helps people identify patterns and the past "hooks" that keep them stuck, then practices new ways of coping and relating.

Her background includes a master's degree in psychology with a counseling concentration and a research Ph.D. focused on addiction and recovery. That research looked at outcomes after medication-assisted treatment and informed her approach to long-term recovery support.

In sessions she blends client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, existential approaches, and EMDR when appropriate. She describes therapy as collaborative and focused on real change rather than endless repetition of the same problems.

Outside of clinical work she has a long personal connection to New England and family life that informs a down-to-earth style. She aims to help people move forward from grief, compulsive behaviors, or past abuse and to regain a sense of control and hope.

How Dr. Nancy’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals; it’s useful for anyone who wants a supportive space to sort out feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past attempts at help, and what feels most workable, then try techniques and adjust them based on what helps most. The aim is to find practical tools that fit the person's life and needs.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets the therapist and client work in real time with visual cues, phone calls require less bandwidth and can fit into short breaks, live chat can be used for quicker check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while maintaining regular therapeutic progress.