Renee Rhoades, LCSW, CSW

Renee Rhoades is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports those navigating LGBT-related issues, parenting strain, addiction challenges, and major life changes. Renee writes in a straightforward way and meets people where they are when they reach out for help.

With 18 years of experience, Renee adapts conversations and plans to the person in front of her. She aims to be respectful, sensitive, and compassionate in sessions. Her approach centers on practical steps people can use between meetings to cope with daily pressures.

Renee draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address core thoughts and everyday habits that keep problems cycling. She works with clients to identify unhelpful patterns and build skills for managing emotions and improving communication. Sessions are focused and goal-oriented while staying flexible to fit each person’s needs.

Clients can expect collaborative goal setting and a mix of short-term problem-solving and longer-term personal work. Renee pays attention to how life events like loss, caregiving stress, or health challenges affect mood and functioning. Her practice aims to help people regain a sense of control and direction.

Renee practices in Colorado and can work with people across locations who are eligible for services. She encourages anyone taking the first step toward support to complete the initial intake so they can begin creating a tailored plan together.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Renee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts and everyday habits, helping people spot patterns that keep problems repeating and try new ways of responding. That approach helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship or intimacy concerns by teaching practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

She also emphasizes coping strategies for grief, caregiving stress, and life transitions, offering concrete tools for managing strong emotions and daily tasks. These methods aim to give people step-by-step techniques they can use between sessions to notice small changes over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Renee works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and daily routines. She adjusts pacing and focus as needs change so therapy stays useful and manageable.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online or in-person formats. Please confirm available session formats when you start the intake so you know what options are currently offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. Many people find that remote sessions help maintain regular progress while juggling work, caregiving, or health needs.