- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Guilt and shame focus
About Ritchie
Ritchie McCall is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with 15 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Ritchie also focuses on concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Ritchie treats each person as the expert on their own life. She uses clear, practical conversation to help people name what matters and where they feel stuck. Sessions aim to identify small, doable steps that fit into daily life rather than big, abrupt changes.
Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. That means she helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and practice choices that reflect their values. She uses straightforward exercises and real-world practice between sessions.
Ritchie pays attention to how past hurts and relationships affect present decisions. She helps people unpack issues like attachment, control, and isolation, and address the guilt or shame that can follow a breakup, a caregiving role, or a difficult life transition.
People who meet with Ritchie can expect focused, conversational sessions that move from understanding toward action. She encourages testing new ways of behaving in small steps and reviewing what helped. The result is a practical plan for coping and clearer next steps.
How ACT and CBT guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them. It emphasizes choosing actions that align with what matters to the client, which can be useful for guilt, shame, and midlife changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It offers concrete skills and exercises to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and to practice new ways of responding to triggers.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which approach or combination to use. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the client in daily life.
Confirm available session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel to an office. Many people find that remote sessions let them try exercises between meetings and apply changes in real time.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes, including guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses conversational, practical work drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and build values-based actions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCPC licensed in Maryland and practices with that credential in the state of Maryland.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.