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Tracy Rider, LMHC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Anger
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Tracy

Tracy Rider is a New York licensed mental health counselor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes.

Background and approach

With ten years of clinical experience, she blends empathy and practical skill to help clients develop coping strategies, process difficult memories, and rebuild confidence. Her work extends to related concerns such as attachment disruptions, chronic illness and pain, communication challenges, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress.

Her therapeutic style emphasizes individualized care that honors each person's story and strengths. Tracy draws from Internal Family Systems alongside evidence-based approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR to tailor treatment to the situation at hand.

She values collaboration and aims to create a steady, respectful space where clients can explore motivations, patterns, and next steps at a pace that fits them. Based in New York, Tracy brings a blend of clinical training and lived experience to her practice.

Her approach is practical and person-centered, focused on helping clients find clearer direction, healthier coping, and more satisfying relationships with themselves and others.

Approaches for Online Healing and Growth

Tracy integrates Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and EMDR into her online practice to address emotional and trauma-related concerns. Internal Family Systems helps people notice and dialogue with different parts of themselves to restore inner balance and reduce internal conflict. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more adaptive patterns to reduce anxiety and improve coping. EMDR offers a structured approach for processing distressing memories and alleviating symptoms tied to trauma.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to understand goals, preferences, and the nature of presenting concerns, then experiments with techniques that fit the client’s needs while adjusting pace and focus over time.

Online therapy makes these methods accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility around work, caregiving, and mobility limitations. These formats permit ongoing therapeutic work from together with a licensed professional while accommodating varied schedules and communication preferences, so clients can find an approach and rhythm that support meaningful change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self esteem, and coping with life changes, along with related issues such as attachment problems, chronic pain and illness, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and pacing that matches each client's readiness and strengths.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is an LMHC licensed in New York with license number NY LMHC 007933 and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what session formats can clients connect with her?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on needs and scheduling.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDomestic violenceFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameLife purposeNarcissismPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English