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Richlyn Fletcher, LCSW

  • Experience29 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Richlyn

Richlyn Fletcher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 29 years of experience providing compassionate, person-centered care in New York.

Background and approach

She blends Internal Family Systems thinking with client-centered and attachment-informed perspectives, drawing on cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and life transitions. Her practice emphasizes creative expression - including music, movement, and art - when these tools support emotional expression and healing.

Fletcher’s approach is holistic and strengths-based, shaped by long experience working with diverse cultural and belief systems in New York City. She helps clients build coping skills for issues such as stress, grief, anger, sleep problems, parenting challenges, ADHD, and relationship concerns, while attending to complex presentations like bipolar disorder, co-morbidity, and compassion fatigue.

Prospective clients can expect a collaborative process focused on identifying practical strategies and meaningful personal goals that reflect each person’s unique path to greater wellbeing.

Integrating Approaches for Effective Online Care

Richlyn Fletcher uses Internal Family Systems principles to explore internal parts and their roles, helping people understand internal conflicts and find greater internal harmony; this approach can be useful for trauma-related patterns, self-criticism, and complex emotional responses. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work by focusing on how early relationships shape current patterns in feeling and relating, which can clarify relationship struggles, trust issues, and communication difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the work grounded in the person’s perspective by emphasizing empathy, acceptance, and collaboration so clients feel heard while identifying their own goals.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then shape a treatment plan that may combine these approaches over time. Clients are part of decision-making about techniques and pacing, and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility for busy schedules and differing comfort levels. These options make it possible to continue consistent work from home or while traveling, support timely check-ins between sessions, and allow clients to choose the format that best fits their life and therapeutic needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Richlyn Fletcher works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship issues, parenting and sleep problems, as well as issues such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The style is holistic and client-centered, integrating Internal Family Systems ideas with attachment-informed and cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and creative modalities when appropriate.
How much experience does the therapist have?
She brings 29 years of professional practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York, with substantial experience working with diverse cultural backgrounds.
What are the clinician's credentials and practice location?
The clinician is an LCSW licensed in New York, license number NY LCSW 077545-1, and practices out of New York.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English; international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Richlyn offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

29+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English