- Strengths based
- Skill focused
- Collaborative care
About Rita
Rita Mahon is a Rhode Island licensed clinical social worker with nearly two decades of experience helping people navigate difficult moments. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and heal from trauma and loss. Rita speaks plainly and works alongside clients to build on their existing strengths.
Rita draws from several approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters and take meaningful action. She also relies on client-centered methods to keep conversations focused on each person’s experience and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when people need concrete skills for emotion regulation and problem solving.
Her background includes experience with relationship concerns, grief, depression, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She has worked with people facing parenting stress, caregiving burdens, and life transitions. Rita also lists additional focus areas such as codependency, attachment-related concerns, and challenges tied to adoption and foster care.
Rita holds a LICSW credential and has practiced in Rhode Island for 18 years. She believes the person in therapy is the expert in their life story and supports clients as they find their own paths forward. Taking a first step can feel hard, and Rita aims to make the process straightforward and humane.
Her style emphasizes collaboration, clear skills practice, and honoring each person’s priorities. She encourages questions about approach and pacing so people know what to expect before they begin.
How Rita's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. Online sessions can use ACT exercises to clarify goals and plan actions between meetings. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's lead and reflecting their experience back so they feel heard; this simple, person-first stance translates well to talk-based sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy provides concrete techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can be practiced and reviewed in remote appointments.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rita will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they choose methods and pace that fit the person's life and immediate needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. For people who need skills practice, coping plans, or steady check-ins during life transitions, moving therapy into a remote setting can help keep progress consistent while matching sessions to everyday routines.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rita commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. Additional areas include addictions, parenting stress, codependency, and caregiver fatigue.
What is Rita's general therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She emphasizes building on a person's strengths while teaching skills to manage emotions and behavior.
How much experience does she have?
Rita has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That background includes supporting people through life changes, grief, and trauma recovery.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a LICSW credential and practices in Rhode Island.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the matching and scheduling steps.
How do I begin working with Rita?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.