Tricia Richards, LMFT

Tricia Richards is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Washington, a clinician trained to work with individuals, couples, and families. She began her career in community mental health across two different areas of Washington, which exposed her to a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, abuse and neglect, reunification, parenting challenges, stress, loss, and other life difficulties.

Tricia practices from a client-centered, goal-oriented systems perspective, operating from the belief that people do the best they can with the resources they have and sometimes need additional tools. She partners with clients to clarify what they want to achieve and then focuses treatment on those goals while considering the broader systems that shape daily life, including school, work, family, and friendships.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Central Washington University, and earned a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University. Tricia has been providing therapy since 2014. She has been married since 2017, and in 2018 she and her husband welcomed boy and girl twins.

Tricia brings practical experience working with diverse populations and a collaborative style aimed at helping clients build skills, resolve relationship patterns, and navigate life transitions. She looks forward to working with clients in Washington who are seeking thoughtful, systems-minded care.

Practical therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Tricia draws on client-centered methods that prioritize each person or family's goals and experiences, helping clients identify priorities, build coping skills, and make changes that matter in daily life. This approach supports work with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self-esteem concerns.

She also uses a systems-oriented, goal-focused framework that examines how relationships and surrounding systems - such as family, school, and work - influence behavior and well-being. This perspective is helpful for family challenges, parenting concerns, and relationship conflicts where interactions between people shape outcomes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tricia will discuss options with clients, consider their goals and preferences, and adapt techniques over time to find the best fit for the presenting concerns.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to include partners or family members when helpful, and allow consistent work on goals from different locations. These formats support continuity of care and practical access to licensed professionals and therapists when in-person visits are not possible.