About Rhoda
Rev. Rhoda Stuart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who combines practical tools with steady support. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
Her voice is direct and compassionate, aimed at making the first step feel achievable. With 21 years of experience in Missouri, Rhoda draws on approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts and set small, workable goals. She uses clear techniques to reduce overwhelm and to improve day-to-day coping.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around what each person needs right now. Rhoda pays close attention to how past experiences affect current behavior. She helps people sort out attachment and family-of-origin issues, and to face grief, trauma, or shame without feeling judged.
Conversations are practical and focused on next steps rather than long lectures. People who want help with addictions, bipolar or depression, or with balancing caregiving and work can expect a collaborative plan. She also supports those dealing with career stress, communication problems, and recovery from domestic violence.
Her style is steady and solutions-oriented. Rhoda aims to tailor each plan to fit real life. That can mean short-term skill-building or a longer path of change.
She encourages people to try an approach and adjust it as progress is made. Overall, her practice centers on respectful, compassionate care that emphasizes concrete skills. She helps people gain more control over daily reactions and to move forward with clearer goals.
How CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy Work Online
Rhoda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and rethink patterns that increase anxiety and stress. CBT in online sessions focuses on practical exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments that can be practiced between meetings to reduce worry and improve mood.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals and to identify small steps that lead to progress. That approach is useful for people who want quick, concrete changes for problems like communication issues, career stress, or coping with life changes.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit their needs. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, quick skill coaching, or support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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