Key details
- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, New York / 016428
- NPI1689551145
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew York
About
- CBT strategies
- EMDR processing
- DBT skills
About Rita
Rita Simmonds is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem. Sessions welcome people who want practical tools for everyday problems and support through life changes.
Rita blends straightforward conversation with evidence-based techniques. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the person's concerns, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and EMDR for those processing traumatic memories. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and existential ideas when those fit the situation.
Her approach includes attention to relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD-related struggles, and career or purpose questions. Rita can discuss how a Christian-informed perspective might fit into sessions when a client wants that included. This is always led by the client and never imposed.
In session she focuses on clear goals, skills practice, and understanding patterns that keep problems repeating. She helps people work through attachment and abandonment concerns and practical stressors like caregiving, chronic illness, or workplace frustration. The style is direct and steady, aimed at helping people manage anger, impulsivity, and communication problems more effectively.
Rita offers services in English for adults based in New York. International clients are not currently accepted. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling through the site's matching process.
How sessions work
How Rita's approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the concerns a person brings. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's priorities and helps organize the conversation into clear next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and uses practical exercises to change them; online CBT often includes homework and short skills practice between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses distressing memories and can be adapted for remote sessions when the client and therapist agree it fits the work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Rita will talk with clients about goals, symptoms, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work moves forward.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also supports doing skills practice and homework between meetings so progress continues outside session time.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
Rita helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and anger linked to trauma or relationship problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines client-centered listening with practical tools from CBT and DBT, plus EMDR when traumatic memories are involved.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with adults on mood, trauma, anger, and related concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a New York LMHC and practices in New York state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.