About Bernice
Bernice Springer Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the daily strains of life. She works from New York and focuses on practical steps clients can take to feel steadier and more capable. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
She treats each person as the expert on their own life and partners with them to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are focused on small, manageable changes rather than long lectures or abstract theory. Bernice uses tools from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to build momentum and keep progress moving.
The mix is tailored to what a person needs that week or month. In sessions she helps people sort priorities, practice new ways of coping, and tackle specific problems like time management, worry, or anger. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care history, aging concerns, body image, money stress, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Her aim is to make therapy practical and reachable. Conversations are paced to match each person's readiness, with clear next steps after most meetings.
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Bernice often uses client-centered therapy, which means conversations focus on the person's goals and lived experience. This approach helps people feel heard and sets the direction for change based on what matters most to them.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT involves spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing concrete behavior changes to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or improve daily routines.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow fuller conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders and brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other obligations.
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- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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