About Ricardia
Ricardia Cooper is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people feeling overwhelmed find steadier ground. She draws on eight years of experience in psychology and social work to guide practical next steps. Her focus is on reducing stress and anxiety and improving self-esteem and mood.
Ricardia uses straightforward conversation and clear goals to help people untangle relationship and communication problems. She works with problems like anger, codependency, attachment concerns, and issues tied to addiction.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make daily life feel more manageable and less chaotic. Her background includes crisis intervention, outpatient substance use services, clinical assessments, and trauma-informed care. Those roles shaped a calm, grounded style that centers listening and real-world skills.
She prefers to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels right for them. In sessions she focuses on what is happening now and what can change soon. That might mean learning ways to handle strong emotions, practicing new communication habits, or building routines that lift mood and self-worth.
Work is collaborative and concrete, with steps to try between meetings. Ricardia practices in Florida as an LMHC. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
Conversations are practical, warm, and aimed at helping people feel more in control of their daily lives.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Ricardia practices using evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real problems and clear goals. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches coping tools for anxiety, stress, and strong emotions. This helps people handle immediate symptoms and build routines that improve mood and self-esteem. Another approach centers on addressing relationship and attachment issues by improving communication and setting healthy boundaries. That work helps people change patterns that fuel conflict or codependency.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and what feels useful. Sessions are collaborative - they try options, notice what helps, and adjust the plan together over time.
Online therapy gives several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and real-time conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter exchanges, ongoing check-ins, and flexibility for people who prefer writing. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English