Richelle Burney, LCSW

Licensed in Virginia · 5 years in practice

Richelle Burney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, substance use concerns, depression, grief, and major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, Virginia: 0904010294 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1255842670 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Richelle

Richelle Burney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, substance use concerns, depression, grief, and major life changes. She works with adults on relationship and family challenges, parenting strain, intimacy issues, self-esteem, and career questions. Richelle also supports people dealing with trauma, abandonment and attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.

Richelle keeps sessions focused and practical. She centers each conversation on the person in front of her and adapts her approach to fit their goals.

Background and approach

Sessions often include talking through immediate problems, learning coping skills, and connecting to community resources when helpful. Her background includes five years of clinical practice in Virginia, where she has supported people with substance use and mental health concerns. Richelle draws on familiar, evidence-based ways of working while keeping language plain and direct.

She aims to create a safe working space without jargon. People meet Richelle when they need help sorting painful feelings, making a plan after a big change, or finding steadier ways to cope day to day. She helps clients identify small, practical steps that build toward larger goals.

The work usually blends problem-solving, skill-building, and practical support. Richelle welcomes clear communication about what a person needs from therapy and adjusts plans as progress is made. She values collaboration and keeps sessions goal-oriented so people leave with concrete next steps.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Richelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Richelle uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques to help people manage symptoms and make change. One common approach is short-term coping skills work that focuses on identifying immediate stressors and teaching practical tools for anxiety, mood fluctuations, and cravings. This helps people stabilize difficult moments and build routines that reduce symptom intensity.

She also uses problem-solving and coaching-style methods to set clear goals and break them into manageable steps. That approach suits career concerns, parenting stress, relationship communication, and planning after big life changes. These methods are collaborative - the therapist and client decide together which steps to try and adjust the plan as needed.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Richelle will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try. She checks in regularly and adapts methods if something isn’t working, so clients help shape their care.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for this style of work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill demonstrations and deeper check-ins. Phone sessions can be a simpler way to connect when bandwidth or time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and homework support easier between longer sessions, and they help therapy fit into busy schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Richelle commonly help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, trauma and life changes, along with relationship and family issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and client-centered, focusing on clear goals, coping skills, and problem-solving rather than long theoretical discussion.

What is her professional background?

Richelle has five years of clinical experience working in Virginia with adults facing mental health and substance use concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia and provides services based in that state.

In which languages can I meet with her and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

What session formats does she use?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist scheduling; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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