Rhonda Piazza , LPC

Rhonda Piazza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri with 23 years of experience helping people navigate life transitions, mental health concerns, and addiction-related challenges. She has worked with individuals facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship struggles, career uncertainty, and a range of trauma and abuse-related issues. Over two decades of practice have given her experience with both behavioral health and life-stage concerns, including grief, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice rests on the belief that people are not broken but are responding to what they have experienced. Rhonda draws on a person-centered outlook influenced by Carl Rogers, using empathy and respect to support clients as they explore new choices that align with their values. She integrates mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to tailor interventions to each person rather than following a single, fixed method.

For clients working on career matters, Rhonda offers career assessments such as the MBTI, Skill Scan, and the Self-Directed Search to clarify interests and strengths. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process focused on identifying goals and creating practical steps toward them. Rhonda welcomes those ready to take the first step and provides steady support to help them move toward the life changes they seek.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Rhonda uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients' values and goals guide the work. This approach emphasizes empathy and collaboration and is helpful for people facing relationship issues, life transitions, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another core tool she applies to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Motivational Interviewing is used when clients are ambivalent about change - it focuses on strengthening motivation and supporting small, achievable steps toward recovery from addiction or other behavioral goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rhonda works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods best matches their needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting strategies over time as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals like Rhonda value that fit and flexibility as essential to good outcomes.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide scheduling flexibility and allow clients to engage from their own environments while working with an experienced therapist to address stress, trauma, addiction, career concerns, and more.