Rhonda Bolden, LCPC

Rhonda Bolden is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with five years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and motivation concerns. She also supports those navigating life changes and intimacy-related issues.

Rhonda keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She encourages clients to notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, and to try new ways of responding. Conversations focus on concrete problems and small, steady steps that can change daily patterns.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered methods and mindfulness practices. She uses these to help people identify thinking patterns, build coping skills, and practice different behaviors between sessions. Sessions often include exercises to try at home and short skills practice in the appointment.

Rhonda has worked with a broad set of concerns beyond mood, including sleep problems, career stress, ADHD, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues that come up around chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and recovery from domestic violence and infidelity.

People who prefer clear structure and practical tools often find her style helpful. She asks direct questions, listens closely, and suggests steps to test in real life. To begin, she guides a simple intake that clarifies goals and the first concrete actions to take.

Approach and online session format

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It focuses on practical exercises, short experiments, and clear plans to change daily habits. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting so a person can clarify goals and values. It helps when someone needs a place to talk through choices and feelings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication for intense emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review your needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made if an approach does not fit.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. They also let people use video or phone in ways that reduce bandwidth or camera time as needed. Ask about the available session types when you schedule so you can pick the format that fits your day-to-day life.