Rodney "Rod" Mayes, LMFT

Rodney "Rod" Mayes is a licensed marriage and family therapist with three decades of clinical experience. He earned his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Colorado State University and holds an LMFT in Utah. Rod works with people who are feeling stuck and want practical ways to move forward.

He meets concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, and career uncertainty with a straightforward, respectful style. Relationship strain, communication problems, commitment worries, and issues around adoption and foster care are also areas he commonly addresses. Rod describes his approach as warm and interactive and avoids stigmatizing labels.

Rod uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and narrative ideas to help people change unhelpful thoughts and stories that keep them stuck. He also draws on Internal Family Systems and systemic perspectives when patterns in family history or roles matter. Treatment is shaped to fit each person’s situation rather than following a single formula.

Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps that people can use between meetings. Rod will tailor conversations and plans to each person’s needs and pace. He encourages small experiments and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Many people come to him after trauma, emotional abuse, relationship ruptures, or major life transitions like divorce or midlife reassessment. He has recent experience supporting adolescents with pre-adoption trauma. Rod’s work is aimed at helping people build a more purposeful and manageable next chapter.

How Rod’s approaches work online

Rod often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and goal-focused change. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the conversation on the person’s experience and aims to build understanding and trust in the therapeutic relationship. Narrative Therapy is another tool he draws on to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rod will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and what feels most helpful. He adapts techniques from different approaches as needed and checks in about progress so plans can be adjusted.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging can fit shorter moments between obligations and make it simpler to keep momentum. These options aim to make it easier to attend sessions and practice new skills between meetings.