About Rhiannon
Rhiannon Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addiction. She offers a calm, straightforward style for people who need practical ways to manage strong feelings. Her approach is gentle but direct and aims to help clients feel understood and able to move forward.
Rhiannon draws on ten years of experience that include outpatient care, inpatient settings, and community programs.
How Rhiannon works
That range has shaped her work with people who have experienced trauma, struggled with anger, or are navigating relationship and intimacy-related issues. She listens for each person's story and helps name the emotions behind difficult choices. In sessions she uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches.
She helps clients spot unhelpful thoughts, practice grounding skills, and reframe personal narratives into more useful perspectives. Sessions balance skill-building with space to tell your story. Rhiannon also addresses concerns such as body image, codependency, caregiver stress, blended family strain, and problems with sleep or concentration.
She works with people on practical steps for parenting challenges, career stress, and coping with life changes like divorce or loss. Her work emphasizes emotional validation and small, consistent changes. She invites clients to be curious about their patterns and to try new ways of responding.
Rhiannon practices in Arizona and conducts therapy in English.
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What Rhiannon works with
The areas below are the ones Rhiannon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online
Rhiannon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT sessions often include short exercises and practical tools to try between meetings, which can be reviewed during online appointments.She also draws from client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel heard. That approach makes room for people to tell their story and to identify what matters most to them. Mindfulness techniques are used to teach breathing and attention skills that help with anxiety, sleep problems, and emotional regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients are encouraged to offer feedback so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for more in-depth sessions and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let clients share thoughts between appointments or have brief, flexible check-ins to stay on track.
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