Larissa Rzemienski , LPC

Larissa Rzemienski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona who helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strains. She often supports clients dealing with stress, parenting challenges, trauma, addiction concerns, and identity issues related to LGBT matters. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at making therapy useful in day-to-day life.

She brings 22 years of counseling experience across schools, crisis support, community settings, and telehealth. Earlier work included supervising a suicide hotline and serving as a probation counselor. She has also worked as a high school guidance counselor and taught Master of Counseling students at the college level.

Larissa uses a blend of approaches chosen to match what a person needs. That can include cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and take meaningful action, and attachment-focused work to improve closeness and trust in relationships. She also incorporates client-centered listening to make space for each person's story.

She has provided virtual counseling for several years and is comfortable working by video, phone, messaging, or live chat. Sessions aim to address practical steps, build coping skills, and set achievable goals that fit a person's life and responsibilities.

Outside of counseling she teaches yoga, enjoys hiking, follows psychology and history topics, and spends time with her college-age daughter and pet rabbit. Larissa emphasizes collaboration and clear next steps when people choose to begin therapy.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while managing painful thoughts and feelings. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments so behavior and mood can shift. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, sleeping and eating problems, and mood concerns.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust. This approach can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that match those needs in a collaborative way.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video lets people keep face-to-face connection, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when a written reflection helps. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules, work breaks, or times when travel is difficult.