About Rhiannon
Rhiannon Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and addiction. She writes plainly and meets people where they are, offering steady support and practical tools. Her style is straightforward and compassionate for someone looking for clarity and direction.
She draws on ten years of experience across outpatient and inpatient treatment settings and community programs. That background means she has worked with many different concerns and learned to tailor sessions to each person's situation.
Background and approach
Rhiannon uses approaches that focus on what the client brings into the room. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with solution-focused and narrative ideas to help people shift patterns and tell a different story about themselves. Mindfulness and motivational methods are woven in to help with coping and keeping momentum.
Sessions typically include time to talk through immediate worries, practice manageable strategies, and set short-term goals. She emphasizes identifying and naming emotions so people can respond to them rather than react. Rhiannon aims to be a steady, listening presence while also offering concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
She encourages openness and small risks in the work. Change is approached as a step-by-step process, and she supports clients who are ready to commit to that path. Rhiannon works from Arizona and offers services in English.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Rhiannon often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. CBT gives specific tools and homework that travel well to video or text sessions. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and reflecting what the person says so they feel understood and can find their own solutions.Finding the best approach is collaborative. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together the client and therapist decide whether to emphasize skills practice, mindfulness exercises, motivational work, or storytelling about life events based on current needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, between-session notes, or stepping through short exercises. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the same therapeutic focus.
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What this counselor works with
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English