Dr. Nancy Kenyon Richardson

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Nancy aims to help people make practical changes and find relief from issues like anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and trauma. She holds a master’s degree in psychology with a counseling concentration and a Ph.D. in psychology focused on addiction research.

Her doctoral work examined recovery after medication-assisted treatment and contributed to ideas about long-term opioid recovery. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in Vermont.

In sessions she blends clear explanations about how the brain responds to trauma with hands-on strategies people can practice. She uses approaches such as Client-Centered therapy to follow the person’s lead, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns.

Dr. Nancy often helps people identify the old patterns or “hooks” that keep them repeating the same struggles.

She also brings experience helping with parenting stress, grief, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. The work she offers is direct and practical, with an emphasis on measurable steps forward.

Outside of clinical work she has roots in a Portuguese immigrant family and has lived in Vermont for nearly 30 years. She values clear goals in therapy and encourages people to check progress as they go.