Rita Simmonds

Rita Simmonds, LMHC, is a New York-based clinician who brings five years of professional practice to work with people encountering stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and challenges with self-esteem. She holds training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and integrates a range of clinical approaches to address complex emotional concerns. Her practice includes support for mood disorders, addictions, relationship and family struggles, and issues connected to identity and life transitions.

Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, existential work, and mindfulness practices when those perspectives align with a person’s goals. Rita also offers a Christian-informed perspective when clients wish to integrate faith into therapeutic conversations; this is always guided by the client’s preferences. She attends to both women and men facing pregnancy-related concerns, shifts in identity, and the impact of attachment and abandonment issues.

Rita focuses on helping people explore their inner world, process past experiences, and build practical coping strategies. She addresses matters such as communication difficulties, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and career-related concerns while supporting clients who want to clarify values, strengthen boundaries, and pursue more purposeful living.