Rhiannon Cruz, LPC

Rhiannon Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with ten years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting concerns. She also supports people dealing with sleep problems, self-esteem struggles, anger, career stress, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

Her background includes work in outpatient and inpatient treatment settings and community-based programs. That range means she has seen many common and complex patterns in how people cope and recover. She has provided one-on-one counseling across those settings and draws on what has worked in real practice.

Rhiannon’s approach draws on several practical methods. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. She uses mindfulness practices to help slow down and notice reactions. She also uses narrative and motivational strategies to examine stories people tell about themselves and to build motivation for change.

In sessions she focuses on helping people name and validate emotions. She aims to teach skills for handling strong feelings and for improving communication and decision-making. She encourages steady effort and openness to try small changes.

Rhiannon uses language and examples that are straightforward and direct. She invites clients to be curious and courageous in trying new ways of responding to problems. People who want practical tools and steady guidance may find her style a good fit.

How her approaches translate to online work