About Fredric
Dr. Fredric Richmond welcomes people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and related concerns. He introduces himself clearly and listens first, then helps people find practical ways to feel steadier.
He brings 43 years of experience as a Pennsylvania psychologist to everyday problems and major life changes. He trained at Temple University and the University of Michigan and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Background and approach
That background means he has seen many kinds of emotional and behavioral challenges. He draws on client-centered work to focus on each person’s experience and on cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and habits. In sessions he starts by asking what matters most to the person and then shapes an approach around those goals.
He emphasizes listening, clear feedback, and concrete strategies people can try between meetings. He also helps people develop new perspectives so future problems feel more manageable. Dr.
Richmond works with a wide range of concerns beyond anxiety, including self-esteem, intimacy, eating and sleeping issues, parenting stress, career problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses family of origin issues, commitment and communication difficulties, caregiving stress, and aging-related concerns. People who choose him find a steady, experienced clinician who values honest conversation and practical change.
If someone is ready to take the next step, he guides them through a clear process to begin work and set goals together.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on hearing the person first and building treatment around their priorities. It helps when someone needs a compassionate listener who will reflect what they are feeling and help clarify goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits. Existential therapy examines meaning, choice, and values to help with life transitions and feelings of uncertainty.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try approaches that match your goals, and adjust those methods over time. Together you can test practical strategies and decide which combination of approaches feels most helpful for your situation.
Online sessions offer flexibility and easier access to care. Video calls allow real-time conversation and visual connection, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for brief check-ins, and live chat or text messaging provide short, focused exchanges between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and continue work when travel or location would otherwise make attendance difficult.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 43 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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