Richelle Kramer, LICSW, LCSW

Richelle Kramer is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience. She works from Minnesota and offers straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting questions, and depression. She aims to meet each person where they are and help them move toward clearer goals.

Her style is warm and respectful. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to fit a person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps and tools that can be used between meetings.

Richelle uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and try new responses. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas when a person wants short-term direction or help building momentum.

She has experience with a wide range of concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, career change, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, chronic pain and illness, and postpartum depression.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a brief matching questionnaire. The process leads to scheduling based on therapist availability and preference for video, phone, chat, or messaging formats.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Richelle uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered techniques in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which works well for anxiety, depression, panic, and stress. Client-centered work focuses on listening, validation, and following the client's lead to build trust and clarify goals.

She also incorporates mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation and grounding during stressful moments. Mindfulness involves simple attention and breathing exercises that can be practiced in short daily routines to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what matters most to the client, try methods that fit their goals, and adjust strategies as progress is made. Clients and the therapist work together to pick tools that feel useful and manageable.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or reflective notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between meetings.