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Renee Rhoades

Renee Rhoades

Therapist · Colorado

Practical, compassionate support for life stressors

  • Direct supportive guidance
  • Focus on daily steps
  • Affirming for LGBT concerns

About Renee

Renee Rhoades is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical help for people facing stress and life transitions. She offers a calm, respectful approach and aims to meet each person where they are. Her style is straightforward and supportive for those dealing with anxiety, grief, relationship strain, or questions about identity and belonging.

With 18 years of experience, Renee adapts conversations and plans to match what each person needs. She hears what matters to you and helps turn that into concrete steps you can try between sessions. Topics she commonly addresses include depression, addictions, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns.

Renee also works with issues that often sit behind bigger problems, such as attachment and abandonment concerns, communication difficulties, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and blended family dynamics. She is familiar with concerns that affect sexual expression and alternative kink culture, and she brings nonjudgmental attention to those topics.

Her Colorado licensure is listed as LCSW and CSW. Renee offers sessions in English and is open to international clients. If you are ready to start, she asks that you complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

She focuses on practical change and compassionate listening. Expect clear goals, gentle challenge when needed, and steps you can try that fit your everyday life.

Approaches that guide online work and practical progress

Renee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and improved coping. One common approach she relies on emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and trying new, workable behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms; this approach helps with stress, low mood, and coping with life changes. Another frequently used method centers on strengthening relationships and communication skills to reduce conflict and improve intimacy and family interactions.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Renee discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past to shape the plan. She checks in and adjusts strategies over time so the work stays useful and realistic for daily life.

Session formats were not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people attend from different time zones, which supports those who live outside the therapist's region.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsGriefDepressionAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, parenting strain, career concerns, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is respectful and practical. She focuses on clear goals, listening carefully, and offering steps people can try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

Her credentials are LCSW and CSW and she is licensed in Colorado.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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