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Rita Mahon, LICSW
Rhode Island
LICSW - Stress and Anxiety support
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Client-centered focus
About Rita
Rita Mahon is a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Rhode Island with 18 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Rita also helps with addictions, ADHD, career concerns, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Rita uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people notice thoughts and habits that get in the way. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to offer clear, skill-focused work. Sessions emphasize concrete steps and short exercises to try between meetings.
In practice she listens for the patterns that keep problems repeating. She helps people identify unhelpful thoughts, test them, and experiment with different responses. For trauma-related concerns she brings approaches that focus on processing memories and reducing distress.
Rita often works with people coping with major life changes, complicated grief, caregiver stress, and issues tied to attachment or abandonment. She also assists people dealing with codependency, communication problems, and blended family challenges. Her background supports work on both mood and behavior-based concerns.
People can expect sessions that focus on skills, behavioral plans, and practical problem solving. The first meetings typically clarify goals and set small, manageable steps to practice. Rita offers therapy in English and practices in Rhode Island.
How Rita uses structured approaches in online work
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into specific thoughts, behaviors, and feelings to change.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and build actions that align with those values. It includes mindfulness-like exercises and is often used for coping with chronic stress, life changes, and avoidance patterns.
Client-centered methods put the person's experience at the center and guide how goals and sessions are shaped. This approach supports building practical goals while respecting the client's perspective.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Rita will review needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend or combine methods that fit. That decision is collaborative and may shift as goals evolve.
Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online options can make scheduling easier, fit into a workday, or reduce travel time. Some formats are shorter check-ins, others allow full session work or exercises that involve audio or video; discuss practical preferences when scheduling.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression, along with ADHD and addictions.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and skill-focused, using techniques to notice thoughts and change unhelpful habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rita has 18 years of professional experience working with a range of mood and behavior concerns.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a LICSW licensed in Rhode Island and provides services based in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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