Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Rilda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rilda
Rilda Smith is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist who helps people manage strong emotions and life changes. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, anger, and the everyday strain of parenting and caregiving. Her style is practical and relational, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more able to cope.
She draws on 22 years of experience in Oklahoma and beyond. That time has taught her to look at challenges in the context of relationships and daily life.
Background and approach
She uses familiar, straightforward methods so people know what to expect in a session and can try small changes between meetings. Rilda blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing help clients build better habits and stay engaged with goals.
Narrative work helps people reframe painful experiences so they take up less space in daily life. Her work covers many concerns including caregiving stress, compassion fatigue, communication problems, grief and loss, self-esteem, career shifts, and ADHD. She also supports people through divorce and separation, financial worries, and cultural adjustments like moving to the United States.
Sessions focus on clear steps and real-world strategies. Rilda aims to help people practice new ways of responding to anger, stress, and relationships so life feels more manageable. She encourages clients to build on their existing strengths as they work toward change.
What Rilda works with
Everything Rilda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rilda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rilda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist follows your lead, helping you name what matters most and building from your strengths to solve daily problems.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot patterns that fuel anger or anxiety and practice new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices. These exercises can ease reactivity, improve sleep, and help people notice urges without acting on them right away.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Rilda will talk with you about goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. The process is collaborative and focused on practical steps you can use between sessions.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let you meet face to face, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief updates or ongoing support. These options help people stay consistent with care while juggling work, family, and travel.
Questions people ask about Rilda
What concerns does Rilda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, sleep struggles, anger, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and related challenges like caregiver strain and compassion fatigue.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work to create manageable steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rilda has 22 years of clinical experience, which she uses to help people navigate transitions and relationship-related stressors.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in Oklahoma.
In which languages can I work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.