About Rima
Rima Mickus is a licensed counselor who helps adults facing anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and sleep problems. She uses straightforward methods to help people feel steadier and more in control. Her approach is practical and focused on daily life changes that bring relief.
She brings 17 years of counseling experience and holds the credentials LCPC and LPC. Rima has spent years in independent practice and uses a mix of therapies to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to real habits and routines. Rima often helps people sort through relationship tensions, whether at home or work. She talks through communication patterns, personality differences, and past family influences that shape reactions today.
She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, and major life changes. Sleep problems are a common focus. Rima uses structured methods for insomnia that include keeping sleep logs and changing nightly routines.
She can discuss options for reducing sleep medications in coordination with a medical provider when needed. Her toolbox includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, and client-centered techniques. Therapy here expects active participation and regular messaging between sessions when helpful.
Rima aims to help clients build small, workable changes that add up over time. Rima practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She works with adults on issues like anxiety, depression, parenting stress, workplace problems, self-esteem, and life purpose.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes by focusing on what matters most rather than getting stuck on worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and routines interact and teaches practical skills to shift patterns that keep problems going. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and mood challenges. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a structured approach for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional intensity; it can help when past events continue to cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Plans can combine elements from different approaches and change over time as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets you work face-to-face when discussion and visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a break at work. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework guidance, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the chosen therapeutic methods.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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