Rita Mahon, LICSW
Rhode Island · 18 years in practice
Rita Mahon is a licensed clinical social worker in Rhode Island who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, and trauma.
License and registration
- LICSW, Rhode Island
- ISW02728 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1598079345 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Rita
Rita Mahon is a licensed clinical social worker in Rhode Island who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, and trauma. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can tell their story and find practical ways forward. Rita draws on many years of practice to offer steady support during hard transitions.
In sessions she treats each person as the expert on their life. She focuses on strengths and on small, doable steps clients can take between meetings.
Background and approach
Conversations are aimed at clarifying values, reducing unhelpful patterns, and building coping skills that fit daily life. Rita blends several approaches to suit each person’s needs. She uses existential ideas to help people reckon with meaning and choice.
She also works with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to shift thoughts and build valued action. Her background includes nearly two decades of clinical work in Rhode Island. Rita holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential - LICSW - and brings experience with issues such as addiction, bipolar concerns, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions can focus on practical tools for emotional regulation, clearer communication, and plans for coping with big life changes. Rita aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where people can take the next step toward feeling more capable and grounded.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rita names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rita often draws on existential therapy to help people face questions about meaning, choice, and what matters to them; this can be useful for those coping with life transitions, grief, or identity concerns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which focuses on noticing thoughts and committing to actions that match personal values, often helpful for anxiety and avoidance patterns. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her style too, emphasizing empathic listening and letting the person guide the pace and priorities of work.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Rita will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they decide which approaches fit best. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps someone make steady, meaningful progress.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or reduce bandwidth needs; live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins or when short, frequent support is useful. These formats make it easier to schedule consistent sessions and to use therapy alongside daily responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, parenting strain, career questions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her general therapeutic approach?
Her approach centers on listening and helping people find meaning and practical steps. She combines existential ideas with skills from CBT and ACT to address thoughts, values, and day-to-day coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical settings in Rhode Island and with a wide range of presenting issues.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds a LICSW credential and practices in Rhode Island.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available 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 with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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