About Richard
Richard Strand is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and life changes. He draws on 25 years of experience in New York to offer steady, practical support for everyday struggles. He also provides services in Spanish when useful.
He focuses on the whole person and looks at how biology, relationships, and life events interact. Sessions are client-centered and practical. He often uses cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing to help people try new ways of coping and decision making. <brA bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment is used to identify strengths and pressure points.
Background and approach
That assessment guides a shared plan for moving forward. Work often targets trauma, anxiety, transitions, and addiction concerns, as well as attention-related challenges such as ADHD. Richard aims to create a clear, goal-focused relationship.
He helps people set realistic steps and practice skills between sessions. Progress is discussed regularly so the plan can change if needed. Many clients choose online formats for convenience.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can fit help into their routines. The overall emphasis is on practical change and building strategies that work in daily life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Richard typically blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy to focus on what matters most to the individual. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, understanding, and building a plan around the person’s goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, mood, and attention-related challenges.He also uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify their goals and strengthen their own reasons for change. That approach is useful when someone feels stuck or hesitant about making changes and wants a collaborative, step-by-step plan.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and he works with each person to decide what fits best. Goals, preferences, and daily routines guide the choice of methods, and plans are adjusted if something isn’t working.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing coaching and reminders between sessions. These formats let people fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping a steady course toward their goals.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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