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Therapist in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Polly Richardson, Therapist

Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)

Ages Served: 0-75+

Appointments: In-office only. Telehealth not available

Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only

Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans

Polly Richardson, Therapist

Polly Richardson, LMFT

Specializes In:

Attachment issues
Caregiving
Family conflict
General relationship issues
Marital stress or divorce
Premarital counseling
Sexual trauma
Trauma & PTSD
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At LifeStance Health, Polly Richardson helps individuals and families across Pennsylvania build stronger, more secure relationships while developing the skills needed to navigate life’s challenges with confidence. As a Marriage & Family Therapist, she provides individual, couples, and family therapy for children, adolescents, teens, adults, and seniors. Polly is known for creating a supportive, structured environment where clients feel understood and empowered to make meaningful, lasting changes. Her clinical work focuses on anxiety, depression, and childhood behavior issues, while also addressing a wide range of concerns including ADHD, trauma, and life transitions. Polly integrates evidence-based approaches such as family therapy, couples counseling, and mindfulness techniques to strengthen communication, improve emotional regulation, and foster healthier relationship patterns. She has experience supporting diverse populations, including individuals connected to adoption and foster care, those on the autism spectrum, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, while offering additional areas of expertise. Polly is especially passionate about helping parents and children build secure, trusting relationships. She works closely with families to create experiences where parents feel confident and equipped, and children feel protected, heard, and understood. Through practical parenting strategies and collaborative family work, she helps reduce conflict, improve connection, and support healthy development across all stages of life. Outside of her clinical work, Polly enjoys travel, exploring new dining experiences, and engaging with art and music. These interests reflect her appreciation for connection, creativity, and diverse perspectives, which she brings into her therapeutic approach.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Family Therapy

Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.

  • Attachment issues
  • Caregiving
  • Family conflict
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Anxiety
  • Attention & focus
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Autism: requires some assistance
  • Autism: requires substantial support
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Gender identity
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Intellectual challenges: generally independent
  • Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
  • Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
  • Learning challenges
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • Premarital counseling
  • Religion & spirituality
  • School behavioral issues
  • Self-esteem
  • Stress management

Individual Therapy

Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.

  • Sexual trauma
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment issues
  • Attention & focus
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Autism: requires some assistance
  • Autism: requires substantial support
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Family conflict
  • Gender identity
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Intellectual challenges: generally independent
  • Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
  • Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
  • Intense mood changes
  • Learning challenges
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • Premarital counseling
  • School avoidance
  • School behavioral issues
  • Self-esteem
  • Social skills & communication
  • Stress management

Couples Therapy

Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.

  • General relationship issues
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Premarital counseling
  • Aging
  • Anxiety
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Grief & loss
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • Retirement
  • Self-esteem
  • Sex & intimacy issues
  • Sexual trauma
  • Stress management
  • Trauma & PTSD

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Drexel University

FAQs

Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Polly Richardson. You can also call 610-829-9873 to have someone assist you.

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