About Rhonda
Rhonda Padgett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles. She writes plainly and focuses on practical help so parents and busy adults can quickly see if her style fits their needs. Rhonda draws attention to strengths while teaching coping skills people can use day to day.
Sessions aim to give perspective and build tools for managing strong emotions.
Background and approach
She offers calm, steady support and clear steps rather than long lectures. Her approach blends client-centered work with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral techniques. That means conversations focus on the client's priorities while also practicing small behavior and thinking changes that reduce distress.
She also uses elements from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and Internal Family Systems ideas to understand different parts of a person's inner experience. Rhonda has 18 years of experience in professional counseling. Over that time she has helped people sort through grief and loss, trauma or abuse histories, and the pain of attachment and abandonment wounds.
She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image concerns, and life transitions. People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and practical skills they can use between sessions. The focus is on steady progress - learning to manage symptoms and reconnect with what matters most.
Therapeutic approaches for online care and coping skills
Client-centered therapy focuses on the individual's goals and values. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people identify their own solutions to stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, mood problems, and improving everyday coping through short, targeted skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try strategies that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process that can shift as needs change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so therapy can fit around work, school, and caregiving. Video offers face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides a short check-in, and messaging lets people send updates between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills in daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English
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