Rhiannon Cruz, LPC

Rhiannon Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship worries. She works with people dealing with trauma, addiction, self-esteem concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Her style is straightforward and encouraging, and she invites clients to be curious and brave in sessions.

Rhiannon draws on about 10 years of experience in outpatient and inpatient treatment settings plus community programs. She uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She also brings Client-Centered Therapy methods that emphasize listening and validating a person’s experience.

Mindfulness practices appear in her work to help people notice emotions and cope with intense feelings. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs help finding their own reasons to change. Narrative Therapy is also part of her approach, helping clients reframe personal stories and see different possibilities.

In sessions she focuses on helping people identify and name emotions, build healthier responses, and try small changes that fit daily life. Rhiannon talks through goals with each person and adjusts techniques to match what works best for them. She encourages steady commitment to the process while offering a supportive, nonjudgmental presence.

Her practice is based in Arizona and she conducts sessions in English. People interested in getting started complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Rhiannon often combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and understood, which helps when processing strong emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These help with anxiety, sleep problems, and managing intense feelings by building steady habits for noticing emotions without reacting immediately.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. She collaborates with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. The aim is a flexible plan that fits someone’s needs, rhythm, and preferences.

Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone use mindfulness practices between sessions and bring real-life situations into conversation for practical problem solving.