Christopher Rhodes, LMHC

Christopher Rhodes is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He also supports those managing addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and difficulties around parenting and life changes. Christopher speaks English and practices from Florida as a Florida LMHC with eight years of professional experience.

He uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Christopher draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. He also uses client-centered approaches to focus on each person’s goals and values, and DBT skills for emotion regulation when needed.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-focused. Christopher works with clients to identify immediate problems, set clear steps, and track small changes week to week. He often teaches simple tools for managing anxiety, improving communication, and strengthening motivation.

He has worked with people dealing with attachment issues, codependency, infidelity, impulse control, and sexual concerns including kink and alternative sex culture. Christopher also helps with compassion fatigue, coping after disasters, hoarding, and questions about life purpose.

Christopher believes taking the first step takes courage and aims to make the process respectful and practical. He invites people who want concrete help and ongoing support to begin by describing their needs and goals so a plan can be set together.

How CBT, Client-Centered Work, and DBT Translate Online

Christopher often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; online sessions can include homework, thought logs, and skill practice between meetings. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s goals and values, which fits well with talk-based formats like video or phone where goals are reviewed and adjusted together. Dialectical behavior therapy provides concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that can be taught in session and practiced using text reminders or brief check-ins.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Christopher will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. He usually starts by identifying what matters most, tries an approach for a few sessions, and adjusts based on what helps most for day-to-day functioning.

Online formats offer practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets for brief check-ins during a busy day, and text messaging supports ongoing skill reinforcement or quick updates. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, home, or travel schedules and to try different formats as needs change.