Richard Brown

Richard Brown is a New York LCSW-R with 26 years of clinical experience. He works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also focuses on life purpose concerns and related issues such as infidelity, blended family challenges, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, process addictions, and personality-related patterns.

He uses a straightforward, conversational style in sessions. Conversations are client-led and practical. He listens to what matters most and helps people test small changes that can reduce worry and improve daily routines.

Richard draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the client’s priorities. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools to help identify unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors that maintain distress. Sessions often include setting simple goals and trying out new approaches between meetings.

People who feel stuck after a job change, loss, or life transition may find his approach useful for clarifying next steps. He focuses on concrete problems like communication patterns, coping with strong emotions, and rebuilding trust after breaches.

Sessions are practical and paced to the individual. Richard accepts international clients and conducts work in English. He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.

How his approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client’s priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what they hear, and lets the client guide which topics get the most attention. This approach is helpful when someone is unsure what to focus on next and wants conversations that feel relevant.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions use simple exercises to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, obsessive patterns, and coping with relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Richard will discuss how these methods might fit the client’s needs and preferences. He treats that decision as a collaboration and adapts the plan based on what is helpful in early sessions.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins, and reduce travel time. It also allows people who live outside New York to work with a New York LCSW-R, subject to any regulatory limitations and the therapist’s stated session options.