Rhenda Hodnett , LCSW

Rhenda Hodnett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Work from Louisiana State University. With a decade of clinical experience, she has worked extensively with children and families affected by abuse, neglect, and other forms of trauma, and she now focuses on helping adults adjust to major life changes, including shifts in relationships, career and retirement transitions, and health-related challenges such as insomnia.

Rhenda emphasizes a collaborative, non-judgmental approach that supports clients in building practical strategies and personal insight. She works with people coping with grief, sleep disturbances, self-esteem concerns, caregiver stress, loneliness, questions of life purpose, midlife transitions, and issues affecting women. Her aim is to help clients move beyond mere survival toward a more fulfilling, thriving life.

Clients can expect a supportive therapeutic relationship in which goals are shaped together and tailored to each person’s needs. Rhenda combines her academic training and hands-on experience to create clear, evidence-informed pathways for change, focusing on tools and techniques that address the specific challenges each client brings to therapy.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Life Transitions

Rhenda uses focused grief work that helps people process loss, make meaning from difficult experiences, and find ways to integrate change into daily life. This approach combines emotional support with practical coping strategies to help individuals move through mourning at a pace that fits them.

She also employs behavioral techniques to address sleep difficulties, offering simple routines and habit-based adjustments that aim to reduce insomnia and improve restorative rest. These strategies focus on consistent, manageable changes to promote better sleep patterns over time.

In addition, Rhenda offers skills-based work for self-esteem and coping with life changes, teaching tools for stress management, boundary setting, and building resilience during career shifts, caregiving roles, or midlife transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Rhenda collaborates with each client to identify the best fit based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques and adjusts direction as progress is made.

Online therapy with Rhenda offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage caregiving responsibilities, or maintain continuity of care across distances. These options support consistent work toward goals while accommodating different communication styles and life demands.