- Client-centered focus
- Practical coping skills
- Longstanding experience
About Ronda
Ronda Russell is a licensed clinical social worker with over 33 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the life changes that follow illness or loss. She uses straightforward conversation and listening to help people feel heard and understood. Her approach aims to make hard topics easier to talk about and to find practical next steps.
She pulls from client-centered methods to focus on each person’s priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness practices are used when slowing down and noticing the present moment can reduce rumination and improve sleep.
Ronda also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to change habits related to addiction, self-care, or health goals. Narrative therapy helps people rewrite painful experiences and make sense of trauma, grief, or identity concerns. Together these approaches create short-term and longer-term options depending on what someone needs.
Her practice includes work around relationships, intimacy issues, parenting stress, caregiver strain, and the emotional impact of chronic pain, cancer, or disability. She addresses concerns like anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue with practical coping skills and problem solving.
Ronda offers a calm, nonjudgmental space and emphasizes collaboration. She helps people set realistic goals, build skills, and take steps toward more satisfying daily life in New York and beyond.
She pulls from client-centered methods to focus on each person’s priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness practices are used when slowing down and noticing the present moment can reduce rumination and improve sleep.
Ronda also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to change habits related to addiction, self-care, or health goals. Narrative therapy helps people rewrite painful experiences and make sense of trauma, grief, or identity concerns. Together these approaches create short-term and longer-term options depending on what someone needs.
Her practice includes work around relationships, intimacy issues, parenting stress, caregiver strain, and the emotional impact of chronic pain, cancer, or disability. She addresses concerns like anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue with practical coping skills and problem solving.
Ronda offers a calm, nonjudgmental space and emphasizes collaboration. She helps people set realistic goals, build skills, and take steps toward more satisfying daily life in New York and beyond.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
GriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
33+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online help
Ronda draws on client-centered therapy to base sessions on each person’s needs and goals, focusing on listening and responding without judgment. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that can ease anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood swings.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ronda works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. She adjusts pace and techniques as progress and needs change, so therapy stays practical and focused.
This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, cut travel time, and allow a quick check-in when needed. It can also support people coping with chronic illness or caregiver responsibilities by reducing the time commitment around appointments.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Ronda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Ronda uses a client-centered approach with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people identify patterns and try new ways of coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 33 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LCSW-R and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Do international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.