Rhonda McEntire

Rhonda McEntire, LMHC, builds therapy around a client-centered approach that puts the person's goals first. She draws on 25 years of practice to help people facing depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, and life transitions. Sessions aim to reduce isolation, strengthen self-worth, and support people as they work toward clearer purpose and direction.

Her background includes long experience with mood disorders such as bipolar, and with substance-related concerns. She also helps people dealing with chronic pain or illness, parenting and fatherhood issues, adoption and foster care matters, and challenges related to family of origin and relationship conflict.

Rhonda uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thinking patterns that keep problems going. She incorporates mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help clients manage intense feelings and improve day-to-day coping. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when people are finding it hard to change a behavior.

Clients can expect straightforward, compassionate conversation rather than jargon. The aim is to translate insight into practical steps and small achievable changes. Rhonda emphasizes respect for each person’s identity, including work with LGBTQ+ issues and gender dysphoria concerns.

She holds a Florida LMHC credential and works with English-speaking clients, including international clients. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Rhonda combines client-centered care with focused skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and values and creates space to talk through what matters. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical changes to reduce symptoms. Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving day-to-day coping.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a skills-based focus for a while and then shifting to exploration and values work as priorities change.

The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around a busy life and keeping momentum between appointments. Because session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm which options are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or choose quieter surroundings that help concentration. Licensed professionals often use these same approaches effectively when video or phone sessions are an option, and the emphasis remains on clear goals and usable strategies rather than lengthy theory.