Therapist profile
Jennifer Richmond, LCSW
LCSW - Stress and parenting support
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Parenting concerns
About Jennifer
Jennifer Richmond is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Connecticut with eight years of direct clinical experience. She helps adults manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, and life changes. Sessions are aimed at people who feel stuck or overwhelmed and want clearer next steps.
Before offering outpatient therapy, she worked in crisis counseling and healthcare leadership and helped design behavioral health programs. That background informs how she approaches practical problems and complex situations. She draws on work with children and families earlier in her career to understand how family history shapes adult relationships.
In sessions she uses evidence-based techniques alongside attention to how the body responds to stress. That means addressing thoughts and feelings and noticing bodily reactions that keep patterns in place. Some people choose concrete skills and tools. Others spend time reflecting and making sense of past experiences. Both ways are acceptable and useful.
Jennifer describes her style as collaborative. She talks through goals with each person and suggests steps that suit their life. She encourages small, manageable changes rather than large, sudden shifts.
Her background in program design and crisis work means she can help with practical planning during stressful times. Many clients bring concerns about caregiving stress, family conflict, grief, or burnout. Sessions focus on finding clearer ways to cope and move forward.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches and online sessions are used
Many clinicians use evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problems like anxiety, grief, and trauma. One common approach focuses on changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns with practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. Another approach attends to the body's role in stress by noticing physical reactions and using breath or movement to calm the nervous system; this can help when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and life demands, then try methods that fit. If something does not feel helpful, adjustments are made together so the work stays useful and relevant.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule appointments around work or caregiving, cut travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people join from a quieter or more convenient location, or choose a phone visit when video is not practical. These practical benefits often help therapy fit into busy family life without changing the therapeutic focus.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She combines evidence-based techniques with attention to body responses and practical skills. Sessions can include tool-building or reflective conversation depending on the person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of direct clinical experience and earlier work in crisis counseling and behavioral health program design.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a CT LCSW and practices in Connecticut.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.