- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma and abuse
About Summer
Summer Richards is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of professional experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression. Her work also addresses related concerns such as communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and feelings of guilt and shame.
She prefers straightforward conversations where clients can talk about what feels hard. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep people stuck and trying practical ways to shift those patterns. Summer listens for what is causing distress and then works with the person to test small changes that can lead to clearer choices.
When trauma or panic are present, she attends to immediate safety and manageable steps forward. For parenting and family stress, she helps people clarify boundaries, communicate needs, and reduce recurring conflict. Life purpose and isolation are approached by looking at values and everyday actions that connect to meaning.
Her style is collaborative and paced to each person. She explains options, suggests techniques people can use between sessions, and tracks what helps. Summer encourages realistic steps rather than big leaps, so progress can be noticed in daily life.
To begin she asks people to pick a session and share basic background information. That first session is used to set clear goals and agree on practical next steps.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Summer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on what helps in everyday life. One common approach she uses is skills-based work that teaches concrete ways to manage anxiety and panic, such as breathing exercises, grounding techniques, and short behavioral experiments to test new responses. Another frequent focus is trauma-informed care that breaks bigger problems into manageable steps, helping people recover a sense of stability and reduce distress over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will review your goals and preferences, explain a few possible methods, and then try approaches collaboratively to see what fits best for you. Decisions about techniques and pace are made with the client's needs in mind.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people join from quieter surroundings, use phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, or schedule sessions that align with work and family commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression, plus related issues like communication problems and life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She looks for recurring patterns, suggests small experiments, and helps people notice what changes their day-to-day life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience supporting people with stress, trauma, parenting, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices in California.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.