Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
How Ronda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW-R
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 33
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ronda
Ronda Russell is a licensed clinical social worker with more than three decades of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life stressors. She uses a calm, straightforward style to help people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, and relationship strain. Ronda aims to make the first step feel easier and less overwhelming.
She creates an open space where clients can talk without judgment. Sessions focus on listening carefully, naming what feels difficult, and building small, doable coping skills.
Background and approach
Ronda helps people practice new responses and better ways to manage mood, sleep, and stress. Her work often addresses parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and problems that come up after loss or major life change. She also supports people facing issues like codependency, communication problems, and burnout from caregiving or work.
Ronda draws from approaches that emphasize the client’s perspective and practical change. In sessions she blends focused problem-solving with techniques that change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses mindfulness to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance.
People who come to Ronda can expect straightforward guidance, regular check-ins on progress, and concrete tools to use between sessions. Her goal is to help clients feel more capable and get back to daily life with clearer choices and less overwhelm.
What Ronda works with
Everything Ronda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ronda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ronda 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.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist, listening closely and shaping sessions around the client's priorities and pace. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive place to talk through anger, grief, or relationship stress.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep trouble, and managing strong reactions like anger.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness practices to reduce reactivity and stay grounded in the moment, which can ease stress and improve emotional control.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ronda will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in session. She adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit into real life. Video calls are close to an in-person conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets people send updates or get brief coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and practice new skills in everyday moments.
Questions people ask about Ronda
What kinds of concerns does Ronda address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, relationship and family strain, parenting stress, sleep problems, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Ronda practices in a client-centered way with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative and solution-focused elements.
What is her professional background?
She brings 33 years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and life challenges, helping them build coping skills and clearer decision-making.
Where is she licensed and based?
Ronda holds an LCSW-R license in New York and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.