Richard Robinson, LMHC

Richard Robinson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with seven years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage depression, addiction, relationship struggles, trauma, and anxiety. Richard aims to make therapy straightforward and practical, so people can use what they learn in daily life.

He listens first and asks simple questions to understand each person’s situation. Sessions often focus on improving communication, reducing stress, and rebuilding confidence after painful events. He also addresses intimacy-related concerns, grief, ADHD, and issues connected to aging and geriatric matters.

Richard draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. He uses client-centered techniques to follow the person’s pace, cognitive behavioral tools to spot and change unhelpful thoughts, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to handle strong emotions. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change, and existential ideas support work on meaning and life purpose.

In sessions he emphasizes practical steps and small experiments people can try between meetings. He works with individuals from different backgrounds and respects varied identities, including LGBT concerns. The focus is on clear goals, steady progress, and building skills that make everyday life easier.

To start, Richard asks a few questions about what’s been happening and what a better future would look like. From there he helps create a plan that fits what the person wants and can manage week to week.

How his approaches shape online therapy

Client-centered therapy starts by following the person’s lead and building a working relationship that fits their pace. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to decide what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. It’s useful for tackling patterns that cause distress and for setting clear practice tasks between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers tools to manage intense emotions and improve day-to-day coping, including skills for distress tolerance and better emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they’ll try methods that feel workable and adjust over time based on real progress and feedback.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when that’s helpful, and remove travel time so people can meet during breaks or between commitments. The focus is on practical, attainable steps that translate into everyday life rather than abstract techniques.