Ryan Richards, LCSW

As a therapist, I believe that it’s my job to take responsibility for the structure and strength of the work together while also challenging couples to take risks and be willing to be changed by our time together. I believe in uplifting multiple perspectives to uncover insight and understanding. I have deep respect for the wisdom that our bodies carry and convey. 

Some of my interventions include those from Processwork, Narrative, Shadow Work, Jungian, DBT, Structural, and parts work. I show up with humility, curiosity and the courage to step together into uncharted territory. This territory is the place where transformation occurs.

For couples/relationship work, I share Resmaa Menakem’s perspective that an important purpose of a committed relationship is to help us grow. Intimate relationships have the potential to make us stronger, support us to hold a broader perspective, and engage with a presence in the world that reflects who we are and what we care about. With a foundation in the Developmental Model of couples therapy, I offer couples a broader context and developmental arc to the challenges and longings that you may be experiencing.

As a Licensed Certified Social Worker, I have been a therapist for incarcerated folks, worked with youth and adults as a therapist at a primary care office and have worked as a clinician in a community-based outreach program supporting individuals to navigate and engage with the world while experiencing more acute mental health challenges.

I have many years of experience leading men’s and women’s groups, supporting youth through nature connection and groupwork, and farming both with animals and vegetables on the East Coast and abroad. I live on a farm in the CT River Valley with my family and beloved neighbors. I love designing and building, playing music alone or with friends, reading books at a local coffee shop and milking my cow.