Richard Nay

Richard Nay believes that good therapy doesn’t have to be complicated. As a licensed clinical psychologist based in Jacksonville, Florida, he works from the conviction that most people already carry the insight and resilience they need — what therapy offers is a warm, honest relationship in which those capacities can resurface. His style is direct and practical rather than academic, guided by genuine empathy over clinical distance.

Richard works with individuals, couples, and families navigating a wide range of challenges: depression and anxiety in its many forms — panic, OCD, social anxiety — along with marital tension, trauma and abuse recovery, sleep difficulties, chronic illness adjustment, and the quiet friction that builds when family members find it easier to reach for a phone than for each other. Psychological testing, including intelligence and personality assessment, is also part of his practice. Online sessions are available for those who prefer to meet remotely.

Cognitive-behavioral and brief therapy approaches shape much of his work, with the goal of reaching real resolution in a reasonable timeframe rather than prolonging the process unnecessarily. Richard’s Christian faith informs his character, though he describes his clinical approach as nonjudgmental and never imposes spiritual frameworks on clients. His aim, put simply, is to help people get back to using what they already know.