Vanessa Richardson, LCSW

About me

I am licensed in Florida with 3 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & career difficulties. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Co-morbidity, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Emptiness, Family problems, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Multicultural concerns, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing

License information

FL LCSW SW20800