About Raul
Raul Rodriguez uses a Client-Centered approach and combines practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people manage stress and anxiety. He is presented as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of clinical experience and speaks both English and Spanish. Raul aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes.
Raul helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, and addictions.
How Raul works
He also supports those dealing with social anxiety and phobia, loneliness, and the stress that can come with immigration or cancer. He keeps sessions focused on what the person needs in the moment and on steps they can try between meetings. In sessions Raul listens first and follows each person’s pace.
He uses client-centered techniques to build trust, then introduces CBT tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want to make changes but feel stuck. Raul draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that show up over time and to understand how past experiences influence current feelings.
He blends short-term coping skills with deeper reflection so people can both feel better now and work toward longer-term change. Raul offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are available in English and Spanish and he accepts international clients.
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Combining practical techniques with reflective work online
Raul draws on Client-Centered Therapy to place the person’s experience at the center of sessions, offering a respectful space where the therapist follows the person’s lead and focuses on their goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify thought patterns and try small experiments to change how people feel and behave; this is helpful for anxiety, depression, and social phobia. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone wants to make a change but feels uncertain, by exploring ambivalence and building internal motivation.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Raul will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process may shift over time as progress is made or new challenges appear.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls allow visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit into busy days or between appointments. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practice new skills in real life while staying connected with a licensed professional.
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