Tricia Richards

Tricia Richards is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Washington. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a practical focus on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. Tricia emphasizes clear goals and useful skills in her work.

She began her career in community mental health in two regions of Washington, which exposed her to a wide variety of situations and life challenges. That background shaped a flexible approach to common struggles like abuse and neglect, reunification, and coping with loss.

Tricia uses a client-centered, goal-oriented systems approach. She helps people decide what they want to change and then focuses sessions on those specific goals. She considers the wider systems around a person - school, work, family, and friends - when planning steps forward.

Her academic training includes a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Central Washington University, followed by a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University. Tricia draws on that education to offer practical tools rather than abstract theory.

She is married and is a parent to twins, which informs her perspective on parenting and family stress. Tricia invites potential clients to begin by clarifying their goals so sessions stay focused and actionable.

Practical approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Tricia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build skills and solve problems. One common approach focuses on goal setting and skill-building to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, and stress by teaching concrete tools and coping strategies. Another approach looks at family and relational systems to understand how interactions at home, work, or school affect how someone feels and behaves, and then adjusts those patterns to improve daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will collaborate to choose methods that match the client's needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone join from a location that better supports focus, or avoid camera use when that helps them engage. Discuss session length, frequency, and technical preferences when you schedule to find what works best.