About Ronda
Ronda Russell uses a client-centered approach to guide people toward clearer choices and better coping. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW-R - based in New York with 33 years of experience. Ronda creates a calm space where clients can talk without judgment and begin practical steps toward change.
She helps with stress and anxiety and practical problems like sleep or career strain. She supports people facing addictions, depression, bipolar challenges, and the grief that follows loss.
How Ronda works
Relationship and intimacy issues are also central to her work, along with parenting concerns and family stress. Ronda blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking, mindfulness to reduce reactivity, and motivational interviewing when people want help with change.
Narrative techniques and solution-focused ideas are used to name strengths and build forward movement. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person can manage. Ronda emphasizes listening first, then teaching tools for coping, communication, and emotional regulation.
She supports clients who face caregiver strain, chronic illness, abandonment or attachment concerns, and codependency patterns. People who work with her can expect clear, down-to-earth guidance and practical exercises to try between meetings. Her goal is to help clients feel more confident in daily life and better able to handle stress and change.
Ronda lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Ronda works with
The areas below are the ones Ronda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW-R |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online work
Ronda commonly uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting relationship where people feel heard and understood. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another core tool she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and shift mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then match techniques to what feels most helpful. Sessions can blend methods so the plan adapts as progress is made and new needs appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, written reflections, or coaching-style contact between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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