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A steadier path through stress, burnout, and loss.
Online therapy for adults in NY, NJ, CT, DC, VA & MD.
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Private-pay & out-of-network openings
Virtual care in NY, NJ, CT, DC, VA & MD
A place to begin
You do not need to wait until everything feels unmanageable to ask for support.
Areas of focus
Stressed professionals
For people carrying a full professional life while trying to stay connected to themselves and what matters outside of work.
Perhaps your mind is always working, even when your body is supposed to be resting. Work may spill into evenings and weekends, or the thought of Monday may bring anxiety before the week begins. Exhaustion can also show up as irritability, difficulty concentrating, or feeling disconnected from work that once mattered.
Sessions may focus on anxiety, boundaries, perfectionism, decision fatigue, or beliefs that make it hard to pause. We can explore what is happening without assuming every kind of exhaustion is burnout, and practice responses that better protect your energy, attention, and values.
Therapy for stressed professionals
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Caregiver burnout
For caregivers who have been reliable for everyone else and are finding it harder to hear their own needs.
Caregiving may mean caring for a parent, partner, child, relative, or community. It is possible to love someone deeply and still feel resentful, frightened, exhausted, or lonely. You may also miss the parts of your identity that have become harder to make room for.
Therapy can be a space to speak honestly about guilt, shifting roles, and the difficulty of asking for help. We may focus on boundaries, grief, communication, and practical coping, while making room for your own needs within a demanding season.
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Grief & loss
For people navigating a death, relationship change, health shift, or another loss that has changed everyday life.
You may feel sad, numb, angry, relieved, distracted, guilty, or all of these at different moments. Grief may begin before an expected loss, or return with force around holidays, anniversaries, and familiar routines. There is no single timeline you need to follow.
Therapy offers a steady, private place to make sense of what is happening without pressure to “get over it.” The work may include telling your story, exploring unfinished feelings, and finding ways to remember what matters while adapting to a changed everyday life.
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About Lorraine
Thoughtful, practical care for the life you are living.
For 15 years, Lorraine Richardson, LCSW, has offered adults a compassionate, down-to-earth space to quiet the internal pressure, process loss, and find their footing again.
Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and tailored to you, blending mindfulness, CBT, and ACT with practical strategies for day-to-day life.
AboutApproach
Care that meets you where you are, then helps you move.
Therapy is tailored to your goals and grounded in evidence-based approaches that support insight, flexibility, and real-world change.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that may be shaping a difficult pattern. Together, we can notice what is getting in the way and practice more useful responses in daily life.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps make room for difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fighting with them. It brings attention to your values and to small, workable actions aligned with what matters to you.
Mindfulness-based approaches
Mindfulness-based practices support awareness of thoughts, emotions, and bodily cues. They may be used gently and collaboratively to create more space before reacting.
Culturally responsive care
This work recognizes that identity, culture, family, community, and lived experience shape how stress, loss, and mental health are understood. Your perspective and context remain central.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker: NY 091762 · NJ 44SC06536300 · CT 16522 · DC LC200004976 · VA 0904020838 · MD 35548
Insurance & private pay
$200
Private-pay rate per session
Clear details, without the fine print.
Please contact the practice about in-network insurance availability. Private-pay and out-of-network care are available; superbills can be provided upon request for possible reimbursement.
Fees, benefits & common questionsFor new clients
A simple way to start.
A brief conversation offers space to ask questions, share what you are looking for, and decide together whether the practice is the right fit.
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Lorraine will contact you before accepting the request or creating a portal account.
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If it feels like a fit, next steps and intake information will be shared securely.
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”— Carl W. Buehner
Begin with a conversation
You do not have to carry this alone.
A short consultation is a private, low-pressure place to see whether working together feels right.