Rita Kanareff , LPCC

Rita Kanareff is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping women and others who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the fallout from trauma or loss. Her manner is practical and direct, intended for people who want clear steps and emotional support.

Rita describes therapy as a collaborative process. She listens for what matters most to each person and then offers tools that fit daily life. That can mean working on sleep and eating patterns, coping skills for ADHD and bipolar challenges, or supports for grief and compassion fatigue.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking patterns and on mindfulness to build steady attention to the present. She also uses EMDR for trauma-related memories and DBT strategies for emotion regulation when needed. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change.

Sessions typically include clear goal-setting, short practical exercises, and guided reflection. Rita helps people practice new habits between meetings and adjusts methods as progress unfolds. She pays attention to issues around body image, attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, and blended family or fatherhood concerns.

Rita combines clinical experience with a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance. She aims to help people strengthen self-esteem, repair relationship patterns, and navigate major life transitions with more confidence.

How Rita uses therapy approaches online

Rita commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors to find small, practical changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. EMDR focuses on processing difficult memories and can help people who are coping with trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rita will discuss your needs, goals, and comfort with different methods and then try an approach that fits. If something doesn’t feel helpful, she adjusts the plan collaboratively so progress can continue.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you meet face to face for deeper conversations, phone can be useful when bandwidth is low, and messaging or live chat supports quick check-ins or brief skill practice between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep consistent momentum toward their goals.