Marsha Hicks (Richards), LCSW

Marsha Hicks (Richards) uses a human-centered, strengths-based approach in her work. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with more than two decades of experience. Marsha focuses on helping people facing trauma and abuse, addiction, anxiety, depression, and the stresses of daily life.

She earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Stony Brook University, School of Social Welfare and has worked in the field since 2004. Her practice includes work in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Marsha brings experience supporting people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns.

Her style emphasizes listening first and adapting to each person’s needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, client-centered methods to follow a person’s priorities, and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when useful.

Sessions focus on real problems and skills people can use between meetings. Marsha also helps with grief, self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, parenting stress, and life transitions. She works with issues such as dissociation, attachment struggles, and codependency when they come up alongside other concerns.

People who meet with her can expect a collaborative process that balances emotional support with concrete tools. She aims to help clients notice patterns, try manageable changes, and build more effective ways of coping over time.

How Attachment, Client-Centered, and CBT Work Online

Marsha uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationship patterns shape feelings and reactions, helping people notice how those patterns repeat. Client-centered work means she follows what matters most to the person, offering a listening space and reflecting what comes up to help clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, brings practical steps and skill-building to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Figuring out which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide what methods to try. That collaboration helps make therapy a better fit from the start.

Many people find online therapy easier to fit into busy lives because it can reduce travel time and make scheduling simpler. Confirm the specific session options before booking, since the biography does not list formats. When available, online sessions can let someone check in from a quieter time in their day, do shorter focused skill practice, or work on therapy tasks without needing to travel, all while keeping the process practical and focused on real-life change.