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Rhonda Duesterberg

Rhonda Duesterberg, LPC

Colorado

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Life Changes

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Blended family issues
  • Values-based work

About Rhonda

Rhonda Duesterberg is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also supports clients facing relationship strain, family problems, grief, trauma, and issues around intimacy and parenting.

She favors straightforward conversations and practical steps. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what a person wants to change. Rhonda uses techniques drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered approaches to guide that work.

In sessions she listens for patterns that keep someone stuck and then tries simple exercises to shift those patterns. That might mean noticing unhelpful thoughts, practicing a short behavior change, or identifying values to guide decisions. The work is paced to what each person can handle.

Rhonda has experience helping people who are dealing with blended family issues and caregiver stress. She also addresses compassion fatigue, midlife concerns, panic and mood disorders, and recovery after trauma or loss.

People who reach out should expect clear, down-to-earth discussion about goals and next steps. To begin, clients follow the site’s process to match and schedule a first session. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted. Confirm current session options before booking so arrangements match what you need.

How her therapeutic approaches work for online care

Rhonda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as part of her work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult feelings are present; it can help when someone is deciding how to step into a new role in a blended household or handle ongoing life changes. CBT looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and uses targeted exercises to change those patterns, which can help with anxiety, panic, and low mood.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to decide which techniques to use and how fast to move.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or let someone choose audio-only when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals adapt ACT and CBT tools for remote work so practical exercises and homework can still be used to support change.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemCoachingCompassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

Colorado

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, family problems, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, and related issues such as compassion fatigue and blended family challenges.

How would she describe her therapy style?

She uses straightforward, practical conversation and short exercises. The focus is on current problems, measurable steps, and what a person wants to change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working with clients on stress, anxiety, motivation, relationship and family concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado.

In which language are sessions offered?

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

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography did not specify session formats; confirm current options before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or another format.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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