About Christopher
Christopher Rhodes is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He names issues plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Christopher works from Florida and offers therapy in English.
Christopher keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. He listens first, then helps people spot patterns in thoughts and behavior. He uses exercises and short practices people can try between sessions to reduce worry and improve mood.
How Christopher works
He commonly uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior skills to manage intense emotions. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change.
Christopher has eight years of clinical experience and is licensed as an LMHC in Florida. His background includes helping people with trauma and abuse, sexual concerns including kink and BDSM, addictions and compulsive behaviors, low self-esteem, and parenting stress. He also supports people coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and issues around attachment and codependency.
Sessions can focus on improving communication, managing impulses, reducing shame, or building a clearer sense of life purpose. He emphasizes small, manageable steps and collaboration so clients leave each session with something to try. Christopher invites anyone ready to work toward change to begin the process.
Christopher lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Christopher works with
The areas below are the ones Christopher selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters most to the individual. The therapist listens with curiosity and follows the client's goals, helping them name priorities and try new responses in daily life. This approach works well for people who want a supportive, nonjudgmental space to make changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online sessions use specific exercises to identify unhelpful thinking and practice alternatives, which can help with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships through emotion regulation and distress-tolerance practices.
Choosing the right method is a team effort. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and past approaches, then suggest which techniques to try first. It is common to combine methods and adjust based on what helps most.
Online treatment offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills work and deeper talk. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or sharing between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit into busy days and different routines.
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