Charlene Richardson

Counselor, MA, LMHC | Helping women heal from toxic relationships, set boundaries & rediscover their voice

in Florida

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Services

  • Individual

About My Clients

Do you find yourself overgiving, overexplaining, or questioning your own reality in relationships? You're not alone. Many of my clients appear confident on the outside but feel confused, unseen, or emotionally exhausted inside. These patterns often begin in childhood, where love felt conditional or peace came at the expense of their own needs. Together, we can work toward healthier boundaries, self-trust, and relationships that feel safe, mutual, and authentic.

My Background and Approach

I specialize in helping clients heal from narcissistic, emotionally immature, and emotionally abusive relationship patterns occurring in childhood and/or adult relationships. Using EMDR, trauma-informed care, and mind-shift approaches, I support clients in processing relational wounds, strengthening confidence, and creating lasting change. I offer a safe, judgment-free space to process your pain, rediscover your dreams, and reconnect with yourself. We move at a pace that feels safe while building clarity, confidence, and peace. You don’t have to have everything figured out to begin, only a place where you feel safe enough to take the first step. I'll support you each step of the way.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I primarily work with women healing from emotionally abusive relationships, childhood emotional neglect, narcissistic abuse, and family patterns that taught them to put everyone else's needs before their own. I also have a special passion for supporting Christian women, as well as women who are deconstructing their faith or recovering from church hurt. Whatever your relationship with faith looks like today, you will be met with respect, compassion, and without judgment. My approach is trauma-informed and centered on helping you rebuild self-trust, establish healthy boundaries, process unresolved trauma, and create relationships that feel safe and authentic. I believe healing is possible, and my goal is to help you build a life guided by your values—not by fear, shame, or survival.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Attachment Theory Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Other Techniques

  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Family Systems
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties

Spirituality Women's Issues

Other Issues

  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Spirituality
  • Women's Issues

Qualifications

License
, State of Florida · #MH14330
Supervision
Provides supervision to apprentice therapists
Years in practice
27 years

Insurance Plans Accepted

  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • UMR
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Oscar Health

I offer online counseling in the following states:

I have experience with the following

  • Christianity

Hours & Availability

Telehealth
Available

At A Glance

  • Experience: 27 years of practice
  • Rate: $170 - 170/session

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