Porshure Richardson, LCSW - Therapist in Tennessee

About Porshure

Porshure Richardson is a licensed clinical social worker who combines practical tools with warm, straightforward support. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, motivation, and self-esteem. Her approach is direct but compassionate, aiming to make difficult conversations feel easier to start.

She is licensed in Tennessee as LCSW 8942 and brings 21 years of experience to her work. In sessions she creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through hard things.

Background and approach

She helps people cope with grief, loss, and major life changes. She also addresses trauma, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and workplace or relationship stress. Her style blends goal-oriented techniques with listening and encouragement.

Porshure uses Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused methods to shape flexible plans. That means she listens first, then helps set small, realistic steps toward change. She emphasizes practical strategies you can use between sessions.

She also supports people facing divorce and separation, family problems, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and issues tied to hospice and end-of-life care. She offers guidance around self-love, women's concerns, and isolation or loneliness. Porshure aims to empower each person to make choices that fit their life.

She works at a steady pace and adjusts methods to match each person’s needs. For many, this feels like having a thoughtful partner while they rebuild confidence and direction.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Porshure uses Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize each person’s voice. That means she listens closely and follows the client’s lead, supporting choices and building care around what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs empathy and a steady, understanding presence.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. In practice that means identifying unhelpful patterns and trying small experiments to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when clear steps and skills are helpful.

The therapist views online care as a team effort to find the right fit. She works with each person to choose approaches that match their goals and comfort level, and adjusts methods over time. Clients help set priorities and test strategies together with the therapist.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or medical schedules and allow ongoing contact between sessions when needed. The goal is to make support practical and reachable while using the approaches that work best for each person.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Porshure address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, trauma, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related life challenges such as workplace issues and family problems.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style mixes listening with practical steps. Sessions are collaborative and focus on realistic, manageable changes.

How long has she been practicing?

Porshure has 21 years of professional experience in social work and counseling settings.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is licensed in Tennessee as LCSW 8942 and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she practices within Tennessee.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can take place by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin you select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule when possible.

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Experience: 21 years
Licensed: Tennessee
Languages: English

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