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Porshure Richardson, LCSW
Tennessee
LCSW - Anxiety and Depression
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-centered methods
- Solution-focused steps
About Porshure
Porshure Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Tennessee with 21 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and life changes. She also helps with issues related to divorce and separation, workplace stress, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Her work is practical and focused on immediate problems. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused techniques to clarify goals and build small, doable steps forward.
Sessions emphasize clear conversation about what is not working now and what the client wants to change. She listens to the person's concerns and helps map out concrete strategies to try between sessions. Homework might include tracking thoughts, testing different behaviors, or trying short experiments to see what changes.
Her background includes long-term social work practice in Tennessee and experience guiding people through grief, hospice and end-of-life issues, and family-related problems. That history shapes how she approaches emotional crises and major life transitions.
Porshure aims to make therapy straightforward. People leave sessions with specific next steps and tools to manage stress, improve mood, and address relationship or workplace concerns. If someone wants to start, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Porshure uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT sessions typically focus on concrete skills like thought records, behavior experiments, and short practice tasks that can be done between meetings.She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective and solution-focused steps that aim for clear, achievable goals. Client-centered work involves listening and reflecting to clarify concerns. Solution-focused work narrows attention to what changes would make the most difference and then breaks those changes into small, testable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to apply. That collaborative decision can change over time as goals evolve.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy life and keeping regular appointments when travel is difficult. Because session formats were not specified in her biography, confirm the current online options before booking. Online work still focuses on clear goals, skill practice, and short experiments you can use between meetings.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and life changes. Additional focuses include divorce and separation, workplace issues, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Clients learn to track thoughts and try small behavior experiments between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of professional experience in social work practice, with broad experience in grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and family-related problems.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Tennessee and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm payment details during the sign-up process.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.