Rita DiVenti , LCSW

Rita DiVenti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She focuses on practical ways to make daily life feel more manageable. Rita also pays attention to relationship concerns, communication problems, divorce and separation, and women's issues.

Rita treats people with respect and works in partnership with each person. She avoids labeling and instead looks for what actually helps in a person's life. Sessions are conversational and grounded in everyday language rather than jargon.

Her work draws on a mix of evidence-based techniques and humanistic approaches. Cognitive behavioral ideas and skills from dialectical behavior therapy may be used alongside strength-focused conversations. She tailors tools to each person's comfort level and sense of readiness.

Rita aims to build practical skills for coping with mood shifts and improving communication. She often uses simple exercises and homework to practice new ways of thinking and behaving between sessions. A little humor can be part of sessions when it fits.

People who want clearer choices during stressful times often find the first steps are small and concrete. Rita helps clients map those steps, try new strategies, and adjust as they go. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Rita often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and test new ways of thinking and behaving. These techniques are practical and often include short exercises or steps to practice between sessions.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. That approach focuses on concrete strategies for handling strong feelings and improving communication during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rita works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adjusts methods as needed. She checks in regularly to see what is helping and what might need to change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people see body language and build rapport, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep work on skills between appointments.