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Rita Dellatore

Experienced LCSW focused on practical coping skills

LCSW Florida

Experience
27 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Rita

Rita Dellatore is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 27 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on long practice in varied settings to offer practical coping skills and to support clients working through complex life changes, addictions, family concerns, eating issues, and mood disorders such as bipolar. Her approach centers on building self-esteem and confidence while addressing past and present obstacles.

Rita emphasizes authenticity and a collaborative therapeutic relationship, inviting clients who are motivated to pursue meaningful change to work together as a team. She aims to create an approachable, non-judgmental environment where clients can explore their stories, strengthen existing resources, and try new strategies.

Her goals include helping people become more resilient, clearer about their values, and better equipped to manage daily stressors and interpersonal difficulties.

Therapeutic approaches and online care options

Rita integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address thoughts, behaviors, and values in everyday life. CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms such as anxiety and depression, while ACT helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action even when difficult feelings are present.

She also draws on client-centered techniques that prioritize the client’s perspective and foster an empathic, supportive relationship. Together with clients she explores which combination of methods best fits their goals, adjusting the approach as needs and preferences become clearer in collaboration.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work on skills and coping strategies from wherever clients are located.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rita commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, family and eating concerns, and bipolar challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and authentic, focusing on a non-judgmental relationship, skill building, and practical coping strategies tailored to each person's goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 27 years of clinical experience working with individuals and families across a variety of settings and client concerns.
What credentials and location does she hold?
Rita is an LCSW licensed in Florida with licence number FL LCSW SW6730 and provides services from Florida.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
In what session formats can clients meet with her?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options for care.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsEating disordersBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English