Renee Rhoades , LCSW, CSW

Renee Rhoades is a Colorado-based licensed social worker with 18 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She holds LCSW and CSW credentials, indicating licensed social work qualifications and extensive training in clinical practice. Renee brings a considerate, strengths-oriented approach to therapy and focuses on helping clients navigate both common concerns and more complex issues related to trauma, addiction, bipolar disorder, parenting, intimacy, and career stress.

Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, with an individualized plan for each person. Renee works with people across a wide range of concerns including LGBT-related matters, family conflict, depression, anger, self-esteem, coping with chronic illness or caregiving stress, and issues tied to attachment and communication. She also integrates coaching skills to support clients pursuing concrete life changes and greater resilience.

Renee aims to tailor conversations and treatment strategies to each client’s unique needs and preferences. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and honors that step as part of the healing process, meeting clients where they are and helping them build practical tools to manage distress and pursue meaningful change.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Effective Online Care

Renee Rhoades uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and healing. One approach is skills-based therapy, which teaches concrete tools for managing stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and cravings; this helps people reduce distress and handle day-to-day challenges more effectively. Another common focus is trauma-informed care, which centers safety, pacing, and processing for those coping with past abuse, loss, or high-impact life events, supporting gradual recovery and improved emotional regulation. A third element often woven into sessions is coaching-oriented work, which helps clients set goals, build resilience, and make tangible changes in areas like relationships, career, and parenting.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Renee partners with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time so therapy remains responsive to each person’s needs. This collaborative stance helps tailor treatment in a way that fits personal values and life circumstances.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from different locations while building a consistent therapeutic relationship.