Tracy Rider

Tracy Rider is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and self-esteem concerns. She approaches each person with respect and sensitivity and aims to tailor sessions to what feels most helpful for them.

Her style is practical and collaborative. She believes people can grow and change and works alongside them toward clearer goals. Conversations are shaped around the client’s story, strengths, and readiness to move at a comfortable pace.

Tracy draws on a mix of methods to meet different needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative approaches, existential perspectives, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. She also uses principles from the Gottman Method when relationship communication issues come up. These tools are selected to match what the person brings into the room rather than applied the same way for everyone.

Her background includes a master of arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and about 10 years of professional experience. Earlier work included volunteer counseling with the U.S. Army and roles in pastoral counseling. Those experiences inform the steadiness and practical perspective she brings to sessions.

Tracy also has lived experience with long-term illness and family life, which she says shapes her approach to challenges like chronic pain and life changes. She encourages a steady pace and focuses on helping people find clearer direction, stronger coping skills, and improved communication as they move forward.

How Tracy’s approaches translate to online work

Tracy commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and building practical coping skills to reduce stress and improve mood. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address traumatic memories by combining focused attention with guided processing, which can help reduce the intensity of distressing reactions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their needs and goals and adapt methods so they fit the client’s situation and preferences rather than insisting on a single technique.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find remote work helps fit therapy into busy schedules, makes it easier to attend from different locations, or allows shorter check-ins when time is tight. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about how sessions might be scheduled and arranged to match everyday life and priorities.