Rhonda McEntire, LMHC

Rhonda McEntire is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and major life changes. Rhonda aims to help clients build healthy self-esteem and find clearer direction in their lives.

Her way of working centers on listening carefully to each person's story. She uses client-centered methods that let people set the pace and focus. Rhonda also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to help identify unhelpful thinking and develop manageable, everyday coping skills.

She often combines mindfulness and skills-based approaches to reduce overwhelming emotion and improve daily functioning. Motivational interviewing is part of her work when someone needs help finding motivation to change behaviors, including substance use. Dialectical behavior therapy skills can be used to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive actions.

Rhonda has worked with many people through long-term challenges such as chronic pain, chronic illness, adoption and foster care concerns, and family of origin issues. She also addresses topics like codependency, control issues, dissociation, and guilt or shame. Her practice includes support around gender dysphoria and fatherhood concerns.

People who choose her can expect straightforward guidance, practical strategies, and an emphasis on what can be done between sessions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the clinician's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Rhonda often uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy when working with people online. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and letting the person guide session goals; it helps when someone needs a space to make sense of feelings and set priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete strategies to change them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands with each person and together decide which approaches and skills to try first. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or letting someone choose an appointment time across time zones. It can also make it simpler to practice skills between meetings and to bring real-life situations into discussion. Licensed professionals help tailor session length and focus to match each person's needs and schedule.