Rhiannon Cruz , LPC

Rhiannon Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and recovery from substance use. She works with concerns around relationships, self-esteem, body image, and issues tied to trauma or abuse. Rhiannon lists Women's issues among her specialties and often supports people navigating parenting, intimacy concerns, and career-related stress.

She draws on ten years of experience in outpatient and inpatient treatment settings as well as community-based programs. That background means she has led one-on-one sessions in a range of situations and can match her style to what a person needs. Her work includes helping people recognize and name their emotions and responses.

Rhiannon uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods to tackle patterns that get in the way. She includes mindfulness and narrative approaches to help people slow down, notice thoughts, and reframe the stories they tell about themselves. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach for people working on behavior change and recovery.

In sessions she aims to create a steady, listening presence and to teach skills for emotional validation and healthier coping. She encourages clients to be open and to try small changes between meetings. Rhiannon frames therapy as a collaborative process where commitment and courage make progress more likely.

Her practice is based in Arizona and she conducts therapy in English. She holds an Arizona LPC credential and brings a direct, supportive manner to sessions for people ready to work through life changes and healing.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered work emphasizes active listening and validation to help people feel heard and to build emotional awareness. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and grounding practices that can ease stress and improve sleep and emotional control.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist work together to decide whether cognitive tools, mindfulness exercises, or narrative work fits best for the issue at hand.

Online therapy can make regular care easier to fit into life. Video calls let people talk face to face when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates, worksheets, or ongoing encouragement between sessions, offering flexibility for busy schedules and varying needs.