Hello! My name is Kelly Richardson
I am a Licensed Psychotherapist as well as a Mom, hence the name “Thera-Mom”.
I live in Northern California with my husband, three kids, and a black lab named Sunshine. I love being a therapist and offering a safe place for people to take their mask off for one hour and just be themselves. As simple as it sounds, it can be life-changing. I have the privilege every day of watching people’s lives transform as they let go of trying to be who they aren’t and start embracing all that they are. More importantly, I love being a MOM to my active, sport-loving kids- two boys in college (Go Aggies! and Go Hornets!) and one girl in high school (Go Bulldogs!). Each of my kids is so amazingly different, it’s hard to believe they share the same gene pool.
Like most moms, I wear a lot of hats– sister, daughter, wife, friend, mother, cousin, worker. Our roles and jobs are varied and in one day we can wear five or ten different hats. As women, we represent so much within us because each hat matters and each hat allows another side of ourselves to shine.
Let’s be honest- being a Mom is a full-time job no matter how old your kids are and finding time to just do you feels impossible. It’s nice to have a place where we can do life together–unapologetically and authentically–like in my therapy office. Walk this crazy journey called life with me, as hectic and stressful as it may seem at times.
Read my blogs, comment with your thoughts, challenge my thinking, share your ideas, and help me, help you. Thank you Jerry Maguire.
Kelly
Kelly’s Latest Blog Posts
51 Shades of Gray… I’m in!
Last week I had a terrible day. Absolutely awful. My phone froze and I lost everything- all my text messages, contacts, calendar and all my apps. It felt disastrous. I did not handle it well. I found myself thinking in absolutes. Technology things always happen to...
Book Buzz: The Other Wes Moore
A great book teenagers should read they reminds them that one or two life choices can alter the direction of their lives.
Different Roads Lead To the Same Castle
George S. Patton once said “If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” In the “therapy world” I have a reputation for being a more direct therapist. For a lot of people seeking counseling, this doesn’t work for them. They are looking for someone...
He Always Gets the Last Hug
He always gets the last hug. There are some things in life we just concede too. Some defeats we are willing to accept. Some losses that we cannot change. This is one. Every night, without failure, for umpteen years, my husband has gotten the last hug from our...
HERSTORY is Made!
I can’t help but feel today represents all the strong and determined women that came before us. The women who fought for equal rights and equal pay, the women who fought to be given the same opportunities to achieve their dreams and do more than just type memos for...
