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Rhonda McEntire

Therapist · Florida

Compassionate counselor focused on steady progress

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Rhonda McEntire
Credentials
LMHC
License
LMHC, Florida · MH8610
NPI
1932313848
Experience
25 years
Languages
English
Location
Florida
  • Client-centered care
  • Practical coping skills
  • Mindfulness tools

About Rhonda

Rhonda McEntire is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and focuses on building self-worth and practical steps forward. Many clients come for help with codependency, coping with life changes, or regaining purpose after loss.

Rhonda offers a calm, nonjudgmental setting where people can talk through painful emotions and work on clear goals. She uses straightforward tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to address unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits. Sessions also draw on mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Her background includes long experience with trauma, chronic illness and pain, adoption and foster care concerns, and substance use issues. She also supports people dealing with family-of-origin wounds, divorce, and grief. Rhonda emphasizes practical coping strategies and steady progress over time.

Clients who are navigating gender identity questions, fatherhood issues, or feelings of emptiness can find a thoughtful listener and coach in her. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when making behavior changes feels hard or uncertain. She aims to help people move from feeling stuck to finding workable next steps.

Rhonda works in English and accepts international clients. Her practice is informed by decades of clinical work and a focus on helping people reconnect with their values and daily routines.

How Rhonda’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Rhonda uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's concerns and priorities, helping clients feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rhonda will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as needs evolve. That collaboration helps make short-term goals and practical steps clearer.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also supports using mindfulness exercises, CBT worksheets, and motivational interviewing techniques between sessions to keep progress moving.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Bipolar disorderCoaching

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rhonda commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and codependency among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are client-centered and practical, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to set clear goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Rhonda has 25 years of experience working with a wide range of mental health and life challenges.

What are her professional credentials and location?

She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - and maintains a practice based in Florida.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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