About Judy
Dr. Judy Ricci is a clinical psychologist who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people make changes that matter in daily life.
Dr. Ricci practices in Virginia and has seven years of clinical experience. She holds credentials as a VA Psychologist and a New York Psychologist.
Her work emphasizes clear steps people can use between sessions. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are used to build attention and calm in tense moments. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she uses to help people clarify values and take committed action toward them. Motivational Interviewing supports people who are unsure about change by focusing on their own reasons and strengths.
Dr. Ricci also helps people cope with health challenges such as chronic pain, illness, and cancer-related stress. She supports those facing sleep difficulties, eating concerns, and issues with self-esteem or anger.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. People can expect goal-focused work, short exercises, and follow-up ideas to try between meetings. The focus is on tools that fit the person’s life and routine.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dr. Ricci commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when difficult feelings are present.She also includes mindfulness exercises to build attention and reduce reactivity in stressful moments. These approaches are practical and can be taught and practiced during remote sessions so people can try skills between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose or blend methods that fit the person's situation and day-to-day life.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of exercises, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, homework discussion, or ongoing coaching-style notes between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing work, medical care, or family routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, New York, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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