Rhiannon Cruz, LPC - Therapist in Arizona

Client-centered care
CBT and mindfulness
Focus on sleep

About Rhiannon

Rhiannon Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, sleep problems, anxiety, and other life challenges. She draws on a decade of experience in outpatient, inpatient, and community settings. Rhiannon aims to provide a calm, straightforward space where people can speak honestly and begin to make changes that matter.

Her approach centers on listening to each person's story and validating their emotions. She uses practical tools from cognitive-behavioral methods and mindfulness to help people spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Motivational interviewing and narrative techniques are woven in to support people who want to change behaviors like substance use or work through past trauma.

Rhiannon has worked one-on-one in a range of treatment environments and brings that experience to current work in Arizona. She focuses on common concerns such as depression, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and sleep difficulties. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment problems, body image, and coping after separation or disaster.

Sessions emphasize learning to identify and name feelings, practice small behavioral changes, and develop clearer ways to communicate needs. Rhiannon encourages openness and steady commitment to the process. People who want a practical, empathic counselor to help them improve sleep, manage emotions, or work through difficult life changes may find this approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people name their feelings so they can make choices that fit their values. This approach supports people who feel overwhelmed or unsure where to begin.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches step-by-step strategies to change patterns that fuel anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems. CBT often includes simple exercises that can be practiced between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches paying steady attention to the present moment through brief, practical exercises that reduce rumination and can improve sleep and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may mix listening, practical skill-building, brief behavioral experiments, and reflective storytelling to see what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments around work or caregiving. They can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick strategy or sleep plan adjustment is needed.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

Arizona

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address most often?

Common concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and sleeping problems.

What is the general style of therapy used here?

The style is practical and person-centered, focusing on listening and validating emotions while teaching tools from cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work.

What experience does the therapist bring to sessions?

The therapist has 10 years of experience working in outpatient, inpatient, and community settings, including one-on-one sessions with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and addiction.

What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?

The clinician is a Licensed Professional Counselor with an Arizona LPC credential and practices in Arizona.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?

International clients are not currently accepted for sessions.

How does cost and payment work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.