Rhiannon Cruz
Practical, compassionate counseling for life's challenges
LPC Arizona
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Rhiannon
Rhiannon Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with a decade of clinical experience across outpatient, inpatient, and community-based settings.
Background and approach
She draws on that varied background to support people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and related concerns such as self-esteem, intimacy and relationship issues, sleep problems, parenting strains, and career or life transitions.
Her practice emphasizes collaborative work that helps clients make practical shifts in thinking and behavior while also honoring each person’s personal story. Rhiannon integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered methods and mindfulness practices, and she also uses motivational interviewing and narrative techniques to deepen insight and sustain change.
That mix aims to help clients identify and validate emotions, reframe unhelpful patterns, and build skills for coping and resilience. Rhiannon invites clients who are ready to engage in a committed therapeutic process and values openness and courage in her work.
She brings a listening stance and skill-based tools to help people navigate challenges such as abandonment, attachment concerns, communication and codependency problems, blended family issues, and grief from separation or loss.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rhiannon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be practical for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and coping with life changes. She also draws on client-centered therapy, offering an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance that prioritizes each person's perspective and emotional validation, useful when processing grief, trauma, or relationship concerns. Mindfulness therapy is another element of her work and focuses on present-moment awareness and stress reduction techniques that support emotional regulation and coping.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription. Rhiannon works with clients to clarify goals, try different tools, and adjust methods based on what resonates and produces sustainable progress. Clients are invited to bring their preferences and feedback so the plan evolves with their needs.
Online therapy with Rhiannon offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to fit care into busy schedules or maintain continuity when in-person visits are impractical. These formats make it possible to access a licensed professional from a distance while still engaging in structured, skill-focused, and narrative-informed work aimed at improving coping and wellbeing.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Arizona
Languages
English