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Rhonda Palmer, LCSW

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Rhonda

Rhonda Palmer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, life transitions, addictions, family and parenting issues, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She practices from a stance that values authenticity and emotional safety, inviting clients to explore difficult material without judgment while holding clear, professional boundaries. Rhonda emphasizes collaboration and curiosity, guiding people to uncover their own strengths rather than offering quick fixes.

Her approach blends evidence-based techniques with relational sensitivity, drawing on attachment-focused ideas, cognitive-behavioral strategies, emotion-focused work, and mindfulness practices to address both longstanding patterns and current problems. Rhonda aims to create a reliable therapeutic container where clients can be candid, messy, and real while learning practical skills for coping and growth.

She describes therapy as a partnership that asks for honesty, responsibility, and willingness to change, and she supports clients in translating insight into sustainable life adjustments.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Rhonda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and impulsivity. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore relational patterns and how early connections influence current relationship and self-esteem struggles. Both approaches aim to combine insight with practical steps for change and can be adapted to online formats.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Rhonda works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and tailors her use of CBT, attachment-focused ideas, or mindfulness practices accordingly. Clients and therapist decide together which strategies feel most useful as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and access care from home or other convenient settings. Rhonda aims to make therapeutic work accessible and practical while maintaining a consistent, professional relationship across whatever format feels best for the client.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Rhonda often address?
Rhonda works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem struggles, coping with life changes, addictions, family and parenting matters, and ADHD among other related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, combining practical skill building with a focus on emotional safety and honest self-exploration.
What is Rhonda's background and experience?
She has eight years of clinical experience in social work and draws on a range of evidence-based and relational approaches in practice.
What credentials and location are on record?
Rhonda holds the LCSW credential and is listed with MO LCSW 2017040186 and TX LCSW 112447, and she is based in Missouri.
Which languages does she use in sessions and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does cost and billing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsParenting issuesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Missouri, Texas, Arizona

Languages

English

What Rhonda can help with

Rhonda Palmer works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Rhonda works with people who are ready to be real.

How Rhonda approaches therapy

Rhonda's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Experience and training

Rhonda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Missouri.