Rhonda Palmer, LCSW

Rhonda Palmer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of clinical experience. She practices in Missouri and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, self-esteem, addictions, parenting concerns, and life transitions. Rhonda aims to create a straightforward, accepting space where clients can be honest and begin practical work on their goals.

Rhonda favors an approach that combines cognitive behavioral methods with attachment and client-centered perspectives. In sessions she helps clients spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, doable changes. She also pays attention to how past relationships and attachment experiences shape current reactions and connections with others.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Clients can expect direct talk, clear steps to practice between sessions, and a focus on what works for their daily life. She uses mindfulness practices to help manage strong emotions and increase present-moment awareness.

Rhonda has additional focus on issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, communication problems, codependency, forgiveness, and aging or end-of-life concerns. She also supports people coping with neurodivergent experiences including autism and ADHD, and addresses family of origin issues that affect adult functioning.

Sessions are offered in English and are available through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The therapy subscription can be canceled at any time and scheduling follows the platform matching process.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Rhonda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT tends to focus on clear skills and steps clients can practice between sessions.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns influence current connections. This approach helps people understand why they react the way they do in close relationships and try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can work well for quick support, journaling between appointments, or ongoing check-ins that fit a busy schedule.

These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other obligations while using therapeutic methods that focus on practical change and improved relationships.