- CBT techniques
- EMDR approaches
- Narrative work
About Tracy
Tracy Rider is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people managing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem struggles, and life changes. Many clients also bring concerns related to attachment, chronic illness or pain, communication problems, and questions about life purpose.
Tracy structures sessions around clear goals and practical tools. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. Narrative techniques help people rewrite the stories that keep them stuck. For trauma-related symptoms she integrates EMDR methods to address painful memories and reduce their intensity.
Her background includes work with military populations and community pastoral counseling roles before completing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. That path shaped her focus on real-world coping and role transitions. She brings experience living with chronic illness and raising a family, which informs how she talks about day-to-day stressors.
In sessions she combines evidence-informed methods with reflective conversation. Clients can expect straightforward feedback, concrete coping skills, and space to consider values and next steps. She pays attention to how relationships and life demands affect mood and choices.
Tracy views therapy and coaching as complementary. She has training in life coaching approaches that support people seeking clearer direction. This often helps when clients want to move from feeling stuck to trying new actions or experiments in their daily life.
How Tracy’s approaches translate to remote work
Tracy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT often focuses on small, practical changes that reduce anxiety or stress and improve day-to-day functioning. She also uses EMDR methods for trauma-related symptoms, a set of techniques intended to reduce the distress tied to painful memories and improve how memories feel in daily life.Navigating which approach fits best is part of the work. She will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend trying a specific method or a blend of approaches. This is a collaborative process and the plan can shift based on how things are going.
Confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list them explicitly. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let people choose whether to use video or a different format depending on comfort and bandwidth. Tracy draws on CBT, narrative work, and EMDR-informed strategies in remote sessions to focus on coping skills, processing memories, and testing new behaviors in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, and life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or unclear about direction?
Her style combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and narrative techniques to clarify thoughts and choices. She also uses coaching methods to help people test small changes and notice results.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience, including prior volunteer counseling work with military communities and pastoral counseling roles before earning her master’s degree.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a New York LMHC and practices from New York state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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