"As a supervisor Teresa offers a vast amount of clinical knowledge to interns. Teresa demonstrates professionalism and patience during supervision, and strives to lead supervisees towards self-sufficiency."
Meet Teresa Richman, MSW, LCSW - Director & Supervising Therapist
She/Her/Hers
Teresa Richman has more than a decade of private practice experience, offering in-person and teletherapy services.
The experience that guides her work entails measurable goals and treatment outcomes to assist clients in gauging their own therapeutic healing. Teresa partners with her clients in the therapeutic process, including exploring treatment methods, intervention efficacy, eliciting clinical feedback, and identifying target goals. She helps people move through their lives with a greater sense of meaning, purpose, and joy.
Teresa collaborates with specialized prescribing doctors, offering continuity in care that often strengthens a client’s treatment progress. She follows a client-centered model integrating diverse clinical treatment theories tailored to assist client recovery. Every day she witnesses healing, hope, and resilience in clients – one step at a time.
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Qualifications
California State University, Sonoma
Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Business Administration & English
California State University, Chico
Master’s Degree in Social Work (May 2013)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
National Clinical Social Worker License # 85841
PESI: Emotionally Focused Therapy-Master Class
The EFT Essentials I (2019)
Clinical Consultation, Associate Supervision & Therapy Experience
2016–Present: Employed, Contract Therapist and Clinical Supervisor
- Mark Levine, Psychiatrist, Founder of Community Psychiatry, CEO of Mindfulness Associates/ Mind to Mindful, a leading force in Mindfulness education and training
2021-Present: Kokoro Counseling Center, Inc., Private Practice
- Mind to Mindful Online Psychotherapy Practice & Online Clinical Application
- Provide Medication assisted Psychotherapy for patient referrals from local Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatrists, and Primary Care Providers.
- Psychotherapy Clinical Supervisor: Associate Therapists looking for Mind-to Moderate short to long- term psychotherapy and experience hours toward CA BBS licensure.
- Agency-based ASWs using Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy (STPD, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)) therapies and experience for CA BBS licensure.
2020–2022: On-campus Covid Relief Grant Program
- California State University, Chico’s EAP provider: On-Campus Faculty & Staff Counselor and On-Campus Lecturer on Mindfulness.
2018-2021 Private Practice
- Online and In-person clients.
Clinical Supervision
Providing supervisory guidance to associate licensees ACSW, AMFT, APCC.
Teresa Richman, MSW, LCSW is a trained and ethically driven supervisor with over a decade of private practice experience. She is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to provide supervisory guidance to associate licensees ACSW, AMFT, and APCC.
As a supervisor, Teresa will maintain team morale and coach to the strengths and challenges presented throughout each associate’s professional development. She provides administrative coaching, case conceptualization, and case consultation. She empowers interns with private practice experience and the clinical skills required for a career in psychotherapy.
Non-clinical licensee supervision is available on a fee-for-service basis only when permitted by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Clinical Supervisor Testimonials
"As an associate marriage and family therapist, she is the first LCSW who provided me supervision for licensure. Through her experiences with prescribing psychiatrists, she has a strong knowledge of mental health support medications. I value this experience as it has helped me understand where medications can provide life changing support that helps clients maintain employment, get better grades, and feel their old self."
"As a supervisor Teresa is very flexible and makes every effort to ensure that an associate has what they need to succeed. She openly shares her unique insight into the mental health field to help provide a well-rounded view. She is open to feedback and always works to accommodate requests and provide extra guidance when needed."