Rita Dellatore, LCSW
Compassionate social worker helping people rebuild
Details
| Name | Rita Dellatore |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 27 |
About Rita
Rita Dellatore is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. Rita works with clients who want to build confidence, learn practical coping skills, and move toward feeling better in day-to-day life.
She favors a straightforward and honest approach in sessions. Rita aims to create a welcoming space where people can speak openly without judgment.
Background and approach
She looks for what is working in a person’s life and helps build on those strengths. Rita uses Narrative Therapy alongside other methods to help people tell and reshape the stories they carry about themselves. She also draws on acceptance-based and cognitive techniques to address difficult thoughts and emotions.
Mindfulness and client-centered practices are woven into sessions to help people stay grounded and engaged in change. Over her career she has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including addictions, bipolar disorder, eating issues, and complex family matters. Rita also addresses attachment challenges, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, and the aftermath of violence or disaster.
Sessions are offered in English and she works with international clients. Rita offers flexible online formats to fit different needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She encourages anyone ready to try therapy to take the first step toward a healthier routine.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Rita works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Rita among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Rita directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Rita directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Rita’s Approaches Work Online
Rita often uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and to try different, more helpful ways of understanding their lives. That approach can be useful for issues like identity, family patterns, and recovering from trauma.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, and then choosing actions that match personal values. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and managing difficult life changes.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Rita will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods. Together they decide which techniques to try and adapt them as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit everyday life. Video calls are good for face-to-face work and teaching exercises, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a brief check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for people with busy schedules, travel, or those who prefer shorter contacts.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Rita help with?
Rita supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, addictions, bipolar concerns, eating issues, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related issues like attachment, abandonment, caregiver stress, and domestic violence.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and warm. She focuses on listening, helping people tell their stories, and teaching hands-on skills for coping and emotional regulation.
What is her professional background?
She has 27 years of clinical experience working in multiple settings with individuals and families. That background informs a practical, strengths-based way of working.
Where is she licensed and based?
Rita holds the credential LCSW, which is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients who can participate in English-language sessions.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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