Therapist profile
Rita Nzuwah, LCSW-C
Licensed clinical social worker - Relationship and Family
Continue with RitaAbout
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Faith-informed care
- Phone sessions
About Rita
Rita Nzuwah is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW-C) in Maryland with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns as well as grief, parenting strain, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, career matters, and self-esteem. Rita brings a faith-informed perspective when clients request it and uses comprehensive assessments that consider biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors.
Rita works with adults who are dealing with relationship struggles, parenting pressures, caregiving stress, or life changes such as divorce and bereavement. She also supports people facing workplace difficulties, issues connected to aging and geriatric care, blended family challenges, and concerns related to pregnancy and childbirth. Her listed additional focuses include cancer caregiving, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and infidelity recovery.
Her approach includes Solution-Focused Therapy, which emphasizes finding practical steps toward real goals. Rita frames clients as the experts on their lives and aims to help them identify strengths and build skills for everyday problems. She integrates faith-based principles when clients ask for that perspective.
Sessions are arranged through the service's usual process, which begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not accepted; sessions are conducted in English and provided from Maryland.
Rita emphasizes clear, practical work rather than lengthy theory. She offers phone sessions as noted in her original biography; please confirm current session formats before booking if you need a different option.
How sessions work
How Solution-Focused Work Translates to Online Sessions
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying clear goals and practical steps. It focuses on what changes would look like and what small actions might move you toward those goals. This approach is often useful for relationship strain, parenting challenges, stress, and navigating life transitions.Rita also integrates faith-informed perspectives when clients request them. That means spiritual beliefs or values can be part of the conversation if they matter to you. The therapist treats your preferences and goals as central when deciding which techniques to use.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rita collaborates with clients to figure out what fits best for their needs, goals, and daily life. She will check in and adapt methods as progress is made or circumstances change.
The biography specifies phone sessions as an offered option. Please confirm the current session formats before booking if you prefer video or another mode. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so appointments can occur between other responsibilities.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She focuses on relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, stress, anxiety, intimacy issues, career concerns, and self-esteem.
How would she work with my situation?
She uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help identify small, practical steps toward your goals and builds on the strengths you already have.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship and life transition issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland and provides services from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients. Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original biography notes ongoing phone sessions. Confirm current session options before booking if you need a different format.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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