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Rhonda Palmer, LCSW

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Rhonda

Rhonda Palmer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of clinical experience who creates a warm, nonjudgmental space for clients to explore stress, anxiety, relationship patterns, self-esteem, life transitions, addiction concerns, family dynamics, parenting challenges, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches including Internal Family Systems, attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused interventions to tailor care to each person’s needs. Rhonda emphasizes collaboration, honesty, and personal responsibility in the therapy relationship, inviting clients to bring their whole selves, even the messy or uncertain parts.

Her style blends compassion with clear boundaries and practical tools, helping clients uncover strengths, work through family of origin and attachment wounds, and address issues such as abandonment, communication problems, codependency, infidelity, and grief related to hospice and end-of-life concerns. Clients who prefer a compassionate yet grounded guide may find Rhonda’s approach a good fit.

She offers multiple online session formats from Missouri and communicates in English, using her clinical training to support change without trying to “fix” a person’s identity.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Rhonda uses Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help people notice and understand the different internal parts that influence feelings and behavior; this approach can be useful for anxiety, self-criticism, and patterns that feel stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy is another anchor in her work and focuses on exploring relational patterns formed in early relationships to improve emotional connection and communication in current relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration so clients lead the pace while the therapist offers reflection and support.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process; Rhonda partners with each client to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods as needed so therapy aligns with personal needs and preferences. She frames decision-making about methods as ongoing rather than fixed, inviting feedback and curiosity throughout the work.

Online therapy with Rhonda is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for scheduling and access. These formats make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives and to continue therapeutic momentum between meetings using chat or messaging when appropriate.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rhonda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and self-esteem issues, coping with life changes, addictions, family and parenting challenges, and ADHD, plus related areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, and infidelity.
What is Rhonda's therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, combining empathy with clear boundaries and practical strategies drawn from approaches like CBT and EFT to support growth and understanding.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Rhonda has eight years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker and applies that background to a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Missouri and practices from that state; her credential is listed as LCSW with MO LCSW 2017040186 and TX LCSW 112447.
Is therapy available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different scheduling and communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on the therapist's 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