What is it like to be in the room with me?
It’s relaxed and focused at the same time.
We often laugh.
But after a few sessions, most clients start to notice something else.
I’m very intentional.
One of my roles is to listen and feel things more acutely than anyone else in your life. I’m trying to get beneath the surface.
I think of myself less as an expert telling you what to do and more like a wilderness guide in your very personal wilderness.
I know the terrain. I know where the quicksand is.
But I can only guide you as well as I understand your experience.
I believe everything you experience has meaning.
My job is to help you learn to find that meaning yourself, so you can live more intentionally into the life you want to create for yourself and the people you love.
I help you discover the deeper story behind your emotions.
Another role I play is expert – specifically in experiential neuroscience.
How your brain and body organize sensation, emotion, and meaning into lived moments and patterns.
And how psychological problems emerge, and what to do about them.
That means I don’t just help with anger, anxiety, or depression.
I help you understand why they’re happening in the first place.
If you want the deeper story behind why you feel out of control or like things have gotten hard to manage, we should probably talk.
What should you expect?
When you walk in, I’ll offer you coffee or water, and we’ll check in.
If we’re working in a more structured way, we’ll review something from last week and then focus on the work at hand.
If we’re keeping it looser, we’ll spend a few minutes catching up and then decide together where to focus.
Some clients come in with a clear goal: reducing anxiety, depression, or anger.
Others are mostly doing okay, but want a place to think clearly about their life. They don’t want to burden friends or family.
The hour becomes a space to work things through with someone who knows what questions to ask.
The shift may happen for you.
Every now and then, something happens in therapy that I call “the shift.”
It’s the moment something deep reorganizes, and the world suddenly feels different.
Sometimes, it takes weeks. Sometimes, months.
Occasionally, it’s uncomfortable.
But most of the time, it feels something like clarity breaking through.
A kind of relief that’s hard to describe.
It’s one of the best parts of the work.
How I work…
I’m not going to put a label on you unless you ask for it.
The goal is for you to get better at naming your own experience and asking yourself the right questions.
I said earlier I’m like a wilderness guide. Ultimately, I want you to become the expert guide of your own wilderness – so what feels wild becomes more familiar, and what felt rigid or closed begins to open up.
Over time, people in your life tend to notice a different version of you.
Calmer. More confident. More focused on what actually matters.
A note about how I show up.
If we work together, I will talk about myself.
The sessions aren’t about me. They’re about you.
But something very deep in us opens up when we feel that someone is really listening and understanding our experience.
I don’t share my story because I need to. I share it occasionally because it’s often the most direct way to help you understand your own experience more deeply.
What you can expect from me.
Timely communication.
Respect.
And challenge.
I won’t diagnose you unless you ask or it’s required for insurance.
I want you to feel like you’ve found the right therapist. If I don’t think I’m the best fit, I’ll tell you.
My view of change…
I’m a bit of a traditionalist. You could call it evolutionary, if you want.
I think we’re at our best when our relationships are strong and healthy.
Our ancestors survived extreme conditions not because they were comfortable, but because they worked together.
In the modern world, we’ve lost some of that.
We’ve painted ourselves into corners.
I help people find their way out.
Back into stronger relationships with others and with themselves.
About Richard Kuehn, LPC-S
In my mid-20s, living in New York City, I had my first panic attack.
You think you’re dying. Then, about five minutes into a very expensive ambulance ride, you realize you’re not.
I decided to find a therapist.
The phone book had hundreds. I started with “A” and began calling.
After a few calls back, just 10 to 15 minutes each, I would feel noticeably better.
When the anxiety built again, I’d call a few more.
It worked just enough that I kept going.
My training is comprehensive.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve trained in a range of approaches: cognitive therapy, EMDR, somatic work, and more.
My master’s training was through a seminary founded by the Quakers.
Unlike many traditional Christian denominations that emphasize church authority, formal rituals, or sermons, the Quakers have historically emphasized direct experience through silence, reflection, and conscience.
That added an interesting dimension to my training. It also fostered a deep respect for the role belief plays in human life more broadly.
Whether those beliefs are grounded in science, spirituality, philosophy, or somewhere in between, they shape how we experience ourselves and the world around us.
At this stage in my career, I also train younger therapists.
Over the past decade, I’ve helped many develop skills in couples work and trauma-informed therapy.
A few personal details may help you get to know me.
I’m a husband and father of two.
We also have an Anatolian Shepherd named Scarlett.
When I’m not working, I’m usually cooking large meals, reading philosophy, or reading and writing about neuroscience.
Ready to get started?
I try to offer the best free consultation I can. It feels like paying back a karmic debt for all those fifteen-minute conversations that helped me when I needed it most.
I encourage you to use the consultation.
It’s part of the work.
