Ronda Russell, LCSW-R

Ronda Russell is a licensed clinical social worker with more than three decades of experience helping people move through difficult life moments. She uses a warm, straightforward style to make it easier to talk about stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. She aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Ronda emphasizes practical steps alongside steady support to help people feel more capable.

Her approach centers on listening closely and meeting each person where they are. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness ideas are woven in when helpful to change unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions.

Ronda has worked with individuals facing relationship conflict, parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and aging-related concerns. She also addresses intimacy issues, sleep problems, trauma and abuse, and workplace or career stress. Her experience includes assisting people with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and coping after loss.

Sessions focus on clear goals and usable tools. She offers coaching-style guidance when clients want concrete steps, and quieter compassionate listening when people need space to process. Ronda encourages small changes that add up to better daily functioning.

Based in New York, Ronda holds the LCSW-R credential, and she speaks English. She supports clients who want to build coping skills, improve relationships, and navigate life transitions with steady professional care.

Approaches that guide online work and goal-setting

Ronda commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and responding to each person’s concerns so sessions follow what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and changing unhelpful routines. Mindfulness Therapy is used alongside other approaches to build attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity to stress.

Finding the right approach is a process. Ronda works collaboratively to identify goals and then tests approaches that fit the client’s needs and preferences. She will adjust strategies over time and blend listening, skill-building, and coaching as needed.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break, avoiding travel time, or choosing sessions that don’t require being on camera. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency while they work on relationships, coping skills, or aging-related transitions.