Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Renee works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Renee
Renee Rhoades is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and life stressors. She aims to create straightforward, respectful conversations and tailors her work to each person’s needs. Her style is practical and down-to-earth, written for someone reading on a phone and feeling overwhelmed.
Renee brings 18 years of experience working with stress and anxiety. She also helps people dealing with grief, depression, addictions, anger, relationship struggles, LGBT-related issues, and career concerns.
Background and approach
Sessions center on clear goals and skills people can use between meetings. Her approach is collaborative. She listens first, then offers tools and steps that match each person’s situation.
People can expect a mix of short-term problem solving and longer-term coping strategies depending on what they need. Renee also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and attachment or intimacy-related struggles. She works with issues that often co-occur, like depression with chronic pain or anxiety with relationship tension.
Located in Colorado, Renee brings practical experience with a wide range of life transitions, including career shifts, aging and geriatric concerns, and loss. She encourages people to take the first step and offers clear guidance on how to begin the process of getting help.
What Renee works with
Everything Renee lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Renee's practice.
- 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 evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Two common methods she uses are skills-focused talk therapy and goal-oriented behavioral techniques. Skills-focused talk therapy involves learning concrete strategies to manage strong emotions, improve communication, and reduce stress. It helps people who want hands-on tools to use between sessions. Goal-oriented behavioral techniques focus on small, measurable changes in daily routines and reactions; they are useful for issues like anger, anxiety, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Renee will discuss options with each person and adapt methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. This makes therapy a collaborative process where priorities and plans get adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video lets people see nonverbal cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or keeping momentum between longer meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule, whether someone needs a short check-in at lunch or a longer evening session.
Questions people ask about Renee
What kinds of concerns does Renee focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT-related concerns, and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Conversations are practical and collaborative. She listens, sets clear goals, and teaches skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Renee has 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW and practices in Colorado.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a session?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.