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- ACT and CBT
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Shetara
LCSW in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with six years of experience, Shetara Richardson helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, trauma and low self-esteem. She supports people living with depression, grief, anger, career strain, bipolar disorder, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and life changes. Sessions focus on practical skills and clear steps people can use between meetings.
She draws on tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. In session she listens for patterns that keep someone stuck and offers strategies to change those patterns. Conversations often include skills practice, gentle tracking of progress, and short experiments to test new behaviors.
Appointments aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented. She helps people set concrete goals, break them into manageable steps, and notice small improvements. Work can include managing intense emotions, building coping routines, and addressing thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood.
Richardson uses a direct, collaborative style. She encourages clients to identify what matters to them and to try practical methods that align with those values. Progress is tracked in measurable ways so people can see what helps and adjust as needed.
Her practice covers common life stressors and more persistent concerns like bipolar symptoms or recovery from trauma. People who want clear techniques and an active role in therapy will find her approach practical and focused on everyday changes.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values. Online sessions use simple exercises to identify values and small behaviors to try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments; clients learn practical strategies to change thinking patterns and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be practiced in weekly sessions and as home exercises.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit best for their goals and situation. That means checking in about what helps, adjusting methods, and combining techniques when useful.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, require less travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk-focused methods, guided skill practice, and homework assignments adapt well to remote meetings, and the therapist will help plan sessions so they fit into everyday life.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting strain, anger, career concerns, bipolar, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
What therapeutic approaches are used?
Her approach uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach practical skills and coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional work experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not accepted; sessions are provided to clients within her licensed jurisdictions.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform workflow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.