- Thoughts and habits
- Build coping skills
- Collaborative work
About Rita
Rita Dellatore is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience helping people who want better days. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem. Rita emphasizes practical steps and teamwork to support change.
Rita focuses on straightforward work that builds coping skills. She helps people learn new ways to respond to distress and to handle life transitions. Sessions often center on identifying strengths and small, doable habits that make daily life easier.
Her background includes many different practice settings over a long career. That variety has shaped a flexible approach to common problems such as addiction, eating concerns, bipolar challenges, and family stress. She also brings experience with issues like adoption and foster care, caregiver strain, and attachment questions.
In the room she aims to be authentic and nonjudgmental. Rita emphasizes collaboration and practical tools rather than labels or promises. Clients who are motivated to change and willing to try new strategies tend to get the most from her work.
Rita uses well-known therapy methods to guide sessions, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered conversation. These approaches are woven into a plan tailored to each person's goals and pace.
Rita focuses on straightforward work that builds coping skills. She helps people learn new ways to respond to distress and to handle life transitions. Sessions often center on identifying strengths and small, doable habits that make daily life easier.
Her background includes many different practice settings over a long career. That variety has shaped a flexible approach to common problems such as addiction, eating concerns, bipolar challenges, and family stress. She also brings experience with issues like adoption and foster care, caregiver strain, and attachment questions.
In the room she aims to be authentic and nonjudgmental. Rita emphasizes collaboration and practical tools rather than labels or promises. Clients who are motivated to change and willing to try new strategies tend to get the most from her work.
Rita uses well-known therapy methods to guide sessions, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered conversation. These approaches are woven into a plan tailored to each person's goals and pace.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
27+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
How therapy methods translate to online work
Rita uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small actions toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. That approach is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions because it emphasizes meaningful choices over feeling stuck.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new habits that reduce anxiety or lift mood. Client-centered work provides a warm, nonjudgmental space where the person’s own goals guide the conversation.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rita will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to prioritize. The plan can adapt as progress is made and needs change.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that works better. It also lets people use mindfulness and behavioral practice in real-life moments and bring those experiences back into the session for discussion.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Rita works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. She also addresses addictions, eating issues, bipolar disorder, and many related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is team-oriented and practical. She focuses on building coping skills, identifying strengths, and using everyday habits to reduce distress.
What is her professional background?
She has 27 years of clinical experience across a variety of settings working with individuals and families. That experience informs a flexible, down-to-earth approach.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is an LCSW, listed as FL LCSW, and practices in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.