Shetara Richardson
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges
LCSW Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Shetara
Shetara Richardson is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and challenges with self-esteem and confidence.
Background and approach
She emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings and begin to build practical coping strategies. With six years of clinical experience, she brings a steady, compassionate presence to sessions and encourages clients to take courageous steps toward change.
Her approach blends evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with mindfulness-informed practices and techniques drawn from acceptance and commitment and dialectical behavior therapies. She tailors interventions to the individual, helping clients explore motivation, process grief, navigate anger or career stress, and address compassion fatigue.
She works in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and holds LCSW licensure, making clinical judgment and collaborative planning central parts of her care model.
Approaches for Online Growth and Skill Building
Online sessions often draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in practical ways. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning concrete skills to change behaviors and reduce symptoms, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, depression, and addictive behaviors. ACT emphasizes values-based action and developing psychological flexibility, helping people move toward meaningful goals even when difficult emotions are present.Choosing the right approach is part of the work and is handled collaboratively. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what techniques resonate with the client, then adapt a plan that may combine CBT, ACT, mindfulness strategies, DBT skills, or motivational interviewing to match the client’s needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue between appointments. These options support flexibility in scheduling and allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, skills-focused care across different communication styles.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Licensed
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Languages
English