Tracy Rider , LMHC

Tracy Rider is a New York-licensed clinical mental health counselor (LMHC) with ten years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem concerns, and major life transitions. Grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, she builds individualized treatment plans that reflect each person’s story and strengths and adapts techniques to fit practical needs and goals.

Her clinical training includes EMDRIA certification as an EMDR specialist and a post-graduate degree focused on trauma and dissociation, along with training in clinical hypnosis through the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. She is also trained in Internal Family Systems and uses systems thinking to consider how change in one area of life influences the whole. Educationally, she completed an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Regent University and holds a BA in theology from NBC, and she brings prior experience as a volunteer counseling paraprofessional with the United States Army where she supported veterans and their families.

Beyond formal credentials, Tracy’s approach is informed by more than three decades of marriage, parenting, and living with chronic illness and disability. She also trained as a life coach through the iNLP Center, a program accredited by the International Coaching Federation and recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors, which further sharpened her focus on client empowerment and collaborative discovery. Messaging is used as a supportive supplement to scheduled sessions, and she maintains set work times to model healthy boundaries and pacing. Tracy moves at a pace that honors a person’s readiness, strengths, and needs, and she aims to walk alongside clients as they build the life they seek.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Tracy Rider uses several evidence-based approaches to address a range of concerns and adapts them for remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress, and mood concerns and to build practical coping skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps people process disturbing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, making it a common choice for trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Narrative Therapy explores how people make meaning from their life stories and supports rewriting those narratives to strengthen self-esteem, clarify values, and navigate major life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Tracy collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility and broader access to care. Video sessions allow for face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions suit those who prefer voice contact, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists regardless of physical distance.