Rita Kanareff

Compassionate clinician blending skills and empathy

LPCC Ohio

Experience: 21 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages: English

About Rita

Rita Kanareff is an Ohio-based LPCC with 21 years of clinical experience who works with people managing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, relationship difficulties, and a wide range of related challenges.

Background and approach

She combines practical interventions and empathic support to help clients move through life transitions, cope with grief or loss, address intimacy and attachment issues, and navigate concerns such as body image, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and eating or sleeping problems.

Rita’s practice also includes attention to career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and other struggles that affect day-to-day functioning and self-esteem. Using evidence-informed methods, Rita adapts treatment to each person’s goals and history, drawing on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness and trauma-focused techniques.

She emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence while teaching skills that reduce distress and improve coping. Prospective clients can expect a focus on practical strategies for symptom relief paired with exploration of deeper patterns like attachment, codependency, and feelings of emptiness.

Rita aims to help people build resilience and create more authentic, manageable lives through tailored care and sustained therapeutic work.

Approaches for Online Healing and Skills-Building

Rita commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and EMDR into her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical strategies for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. EMDR uses guided processing to help reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories and can be useful for trauma recovery and abuse-related issues.

She approaches treatment collaboratively, inviting clients to explore which methods feel most helpful and adjusting techniques to fit each person’s needs and goals. Together they examine current difficulties, set achievable targets, and combine skill-building with deeper therapeutic work when needed to ensure the approach aligns with the client’s preferences and pace.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy provides flexible options for scheduling and communication. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, manage symptoms between sessions, and access support without geographic travel, while allowing therapists and clients to tailor interaction styles to what works best for therapeutic progress.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly address?

Rita works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and career or caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends empathy with practical techniques, emphasizing collaborative goal-setting and skills-building to reduce distress while exploring deeper patterns such as attachment and codependency.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 21 years of experience in clinical practice working with people facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

Rita holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Ohio with licence OH LPCC E.0008276-SUPV.

Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English