About Richard
Dr. Richard Tscherne provides therapy grounded in practical, person-focused approaches. He uses clear techniques to help people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and life changes.
He brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions and aims to help clients find manageable steps forward. Richard works from a client-centered stance that emphasizes the person's own goals and values. He pairs that with cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop new coping habits.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices and existential reflections are included when helpful to address meaning, isolation, or feelings of emptiness. He has three years of clinical experience as a practicing psychologist and holds the New York Psychologist credential NY Psychologist 018844. His background includes long personal experience living with disability, and that perspective informs how he talks about resilience, daily routines, and navigating setbacks.
In sessions he uses short exercises, guided breathing, thought-challenging, and practical problem solving. Conversations stay focused on what people want to change and what small steps might move them forward. He also addresses topics such as self-esteem, career concerns, addictions, grief, anger, ADHD, body image, chronic illness, and social anxiety.
Therapy is offered remotely in formats that fit different needs. People meet by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The aim is steady progress through small, consistent changes and clearer daily routines.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's goals and building sessions around what matters most to them. It emphasizes listening and collaboration so the therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify practical next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online CBT uses brief exercises, thought records, and action plans to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful habits in daily life.
Mindfulness-based practices teach simple breathing and attention skills to reduce reactivity and calm the mind. These techniques can help with stress, chronic pain, and social anxiety by training steady attention and acceptance of present-moment experience.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, and then try approaches together to see what helps. That collaborative process guides which methods are emphasized over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing of worksheets. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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