Dr. Nancy Kenyon Richardson, LCMHC
Vermont · 10 years in practice
Dr. Nancy Kenyon Richardson offers direct, practical help for people facing trauma, addiction, mood struggles, and relationship problems.
License and registration
- LCMHC, Vermont
- 068.0134318 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1811362619 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Nancy
Dr. Nancy Kenyon Richardson offers direct, practical help for people facing trauma, addiction, mood struggles, and relationship problems. She writes plainly and listens carefully, aiming to make therapy feel doable even when it seems hard to start.
Dr. Nancy is a Vermont-based licensed clinical mental health counselor with ten years of experience, and she uses a mix of talking, skills practice, and trauma-focused work to help people change patterns that cause pain.
Background and approach
Her background combines clinical counseling and addiction research. She earned a master's degree in psychology with a counseling concentration and a Ph.D. in psychology focused on addiction research. That research looked at recovery after medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence and informed how she understands long-term change.
In sessions she explains how the brain and past experiences shape reactions today. She helps people identify the past “hooks” that keep them stuck and then practices steps to interrupt those patterns. Expect clear explanations, some teaching about how trauma affects behavior, and concrete tools to try between sessions.
Dr. Nancy uses several approaches to meet different needs, including client-centered work, cognitive-behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, existential meaning-focused conversation, and EMDR for trauma processing. She combines these methods to match each person’s situation rather than following one fixed plan.
Outside the office she has deep roots in New England life and family priorities. She values direct, respectful work and aims to help people make measurable changes so they can move forward with more confidence.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nancy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nancy names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to each person’s needs. It involves open conversation, validation, and helping people set their own goals, which fits well into video or phone sessions where rapport is built over time.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses clear tools to change thinking and behavior. Sessions include practical homework and skill practice that people can do between video or text check-ins, making it a good match for online formats.
EMDR is a trauma-focused method that addresses distressing memories and reactions. When used online, it combines discussion, guided bilateral stimulation or similar methods, and follow-up skill building to help process traumatic material safely in session.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend a mix of methods when helpful. That collaborative process helps find what feels most useful for managing symptoms and reaching goals.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet with a licensed professional. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be quieter and use less bandwidth, live chat is useful for short check-ins or when typing helps people organize thoughts, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. Those options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to try different formats as needs change.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Dr. Nancy help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, anxiety and depression, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting stress, ADHD, grief, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is straightforward and practical, mixing listening with teaching and skill practice. Sessions often include explanations about how past events affect current behavior and concrete steps to change patterns.
What experience does she bring?
She has ten years of clinical experience and a research background in addiction recovery, including work on recovery after medication-assisted treatment.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices from Vermont.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not taking international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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