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Rodrecus Atkinson

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Rodrecus Atkinson, LPC

South Carolina

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, South Carolina / 7606
  • NPI1588335384
  • Experience11 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationSouth Carolina

About

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Attachment work
  • Skills practice

About Rodrecus

Rodrecus Atkinson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 11 years of experience in mental health work. He focuses on common life pressures like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and anger. He also addresses concerns such as career challenges, parenting struggles, grief, addiction, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues.

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a central approach and draws on other methods when helpful. Sessions are conversational and practical. He aims to be direct, honest, and approachable during meetings. Rodriguez uses openness and occasional humor to keep conversations grounded.

Clients can expect a style that values interaction and clear feedback. He emphasizes straightforward problem solving and skills people can try between sessions. Work often includes looking at thoughts and behaviors, testing new choices, and discussing what did or did not help in everyday life.

Rodrecus also pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns. That can be useful when anger, abandonment worries, or insecurity show up in close relationships. He incorporates techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when those fit the client's goals.

His goal is practical progress rather than labels. He asks direct questions, suggests hands-on exercises, and tracks small changes over time. People who want clear, action-focused support for anger, relationship friction, or repeated patterns often find this approach straightforward and usable.

How sessions work

Approaches and how online sessions fit practical life

Rodrecus uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as part of his work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anger, anxiety, and low mood. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts without getting ruled by them and clarifies values to guide action, which can help when frustration and resentment build.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and therapist decide together whether CBT skills, ACT practices, or other techniques like attachment-focused conversations are the best next step.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In practice, online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also support quick access to skills and homework between sessions. Licensed professionals often use this flexibility to keep therapy consistent with everyday life and responsibilities.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

South Carolina

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, addictions, ADHD, parenting, grief, and related concerns listed on his profile.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He uses a practical, interactive style that favors direct conversation, clear feedback, and exercises to practice between sessions.

How much experience does he have?

He has 11 years of experience working in counseling and mental health settings.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina and practices from that state.

Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current options before booking to know which formats are offered.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

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