- Guilt and shame
- CBT and client-centered
- Grief and loss
About Charlotte
Dr. Charlotte Richardson is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, family conflict, grief, and depression. She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and guilt and shame.
Charlotte keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters now. She listens to each person’s story and helps them name feelings and patterns that matter. Conversations are practical and aimed at clearer thinking about next steps.
Her approach blends several ways of working. Client-centered methods prioritize the person’s perspective and goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts and behaviors that keep someone stuck. Existential ideas help people consider meaning and choice when life feels off course.
She also uses solution-focused and trauma-informed methods when those approaches fit the problem. That can include short-term strategies to change daily habits and careful work on painful memories when needed. The emphasis is on skills you can use between sessions.
Many people come to her weighed down by guilt or shame about a decision, a relationship, or past events. She talks through those feelings without moralizing and helps clients find clearer ways of making sense of them. To start, she asks practical questions about what is most urgent and what people want to try first.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and perspective. It involves listening without judgment and building sessions around what the client wants to address, which can help with shame or guilt by centering the person’s voice.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and develop new habits, often useful for anxiety, mood problems, and recurring guilt.
Existential therapy invites people to consider meaning, responsibility, and choice when life feels confusing. It can be helpful for midlife concerns, life purpose questions, and when losses raise deep questions about identity.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that fit what you want to change. That plan can shift as you learn what helps most.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or offering an option when getting to an office is difficult. The therapist and client can decide together which session rhythm and format best match the person’s needs and daily schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, family conflict, grief, and depression, plus related issues like abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and trauma-focused tools to name patterns, test unhelpful thoughts, and develop practical steps to reduce the power of those feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, stress, and relationship-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LCSW and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.