Therapist profile
Marsha Hicks (Richards), LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Addictions
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW14568
- NPI1508253352
- Experience21 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- CBT strategies
- Attachment focus
- DBT skills
About Marsha
Marsha Hicks (Richards) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 21 years of clinical experience. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings since earning her Master of Social Work from Stony Brook University. Marsha helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, and other life transitions.
She often supports people with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns. Her work draws on humanistic psychology and a strengths-focused outlook. She aims to build practical skills alongside exploring patterns that keep problems repeating.
Marsha uses a mix of approaches, including attachment-based methods, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and existential ideas. Sessions include talking through current problems, learning coping skills, and testing new ways of handling difficult emotions and relationships.
Her background includes group and individual work across the lifespan. That experience informs how she helps people manage complex or layered difficulties such as trauma, dissociation, ADHD, and mood instability. She also addresses issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care history, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.
People seeking help for anger can expect focused attention on triggers, behavioral patterns, and practical strategies to reduce reactive responses. Marsha combines skill-building with exploration of underlying attachment and meaning issues so anger is addressed both in the moment and over time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Marsha uses attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques in her work. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice patterns in close relationships. Client-centered methods emphasize a respectful, collaborative conversation where the person's priorities guide the session. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, and low mood.Finding the right mix of approaches is something she does together with each person. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try methods that fit those aims. Sessions can shift over time as needs change, combining skills practice with exploration of underlying patterns.
The biography does not specify which online formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people practice new skills in the settings where problems happen, which can speed up learning without promising specific outcomes.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as ADHD and trauma.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered listening with practical skill teaching from CBT and DBT, and attention to attachment and existential themes.
How long has she been practicing?
She has practiced for 21 years in inpatient and outpatient settings since completing her Master of Social Work at Stony Brook University.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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