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, LMFT
Specializes In:
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
- Family Therapy: All Ages
- Individual Therapy: All Ages
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
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
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Highmark Blue Shield
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
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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.
Polly Richardson generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 610-829-9873 to find out Polly Richardson's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Polly Richardson:
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Highmark Blue Shield
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 610-829-9873 to see how we can help.
Polly Richardson is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Polly Richardson works at:
Polly Richardson only offers in-office visits at this time. To find a provider in your area that offers online telehealth visits, please call us at 610-829-9873 or search our provider directory.
Yes, Polly Richardson is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: