- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Renee
Renee Rhoades is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, and parenting concerns. She brings 18 years of experience and a calm, respectful approach to sessions. Renee aims to make the first steps easier for parents who feel overwhelmed or unsure where to begin.
She listens without judgment and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Renee offers support for LGBT-related concerns, relationship strain, addiction struggles, and mood challenges like depression or bipolar symptoms. Her work includes helping people cope with major life changes, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and complicated grief. She also addresses intimacy-related worries, communication problems, and self-esteem issues.
Renee pays attention to how past attachment wounds or experiences of abandonment affect current behavior. Renee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors them to a client's goals. She treats people with sensitivity and compassion while keeping the work concrete and goal-focused.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Colorado and a steady focus on helping people navigate family and parenting stress. Parents often seek her out when they need clearer boundaries, better communication, or strategies to manage overwhelming emotions. She helps people break big problems into manageable steps and track progress over time.
What Renee works with
Everything Renee lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Renee helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Renee Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online
Renee draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people tackle specific problems in straightforward ways. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior and then testing new ways of responding; this helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Another approach she uses emphasizes building stronger communication and clearer boundaries, which can improve relationship and parenting challenges.Choosing the right technique is a collaborative process. Renee will work with each person to understand goals, preferences, and practical constraints, and then try methods that fit those needs. She encourages regular check-ins so the pair can adjust the plan if something isn’t working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and more interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer quick access between sessions and can help track progress or practice skills in real time. These options make therapy more flexible for parents juggling schedules and commitments.
Questions people ask about Renee
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting stress. Additional focuses include caregiver strain, body image, chronic illness, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Renee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps sessions practical and goal-oriented. Conversations are adapted to each person's needs and focus on steps people can use between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns, including family conflict, grief, and mood issues.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in Colorado and holds the credentials LCSW and CSW as provided.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged with consideration for time zones.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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