Rita Dellatore, LCSW

Rita Dellatore is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of practice. She encourages people who have taken the first step toward change and wants to help them build a healthier life. Rita emphasizes honest, straightforward work and meets people where they are. Rita has spent decades supporting people in different settings. She focuses on helping motivated clients who want to feel better and live more fully. In sessions she helps people build self-esteem, grow confidence, and learn new coping skills. Her experience includes addressing anxiety, depression, social struggles, and past trauma. She also works with concerns around stress, addictions, eating problems, bipolar mood challenges, and family-related issues. Rita brings an open, non-judgmental presence to conversations about difficult life events. Rita describes the therapeutic relationship as a team effort. She invites people to show up as their genuine selves while she helps them identify strengths and practical tools. Together they practice coping strategies and make step-by-step plans for handling day-to-day challenges. Over the years she has developed a calm, straightforward style grounded in listening and practical skill-building. People can expect clear discussion, gentle challenge when needed, and a focus on usable techniques. For someone struggling with change, Rita aims to make therapy understandable and doable.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. It uses practical exercises and short practices to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It gives concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and stress that are easy to practice between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client’s perspective. That approach supports people as they find their own solutions and grow self-confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rita will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels usable. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, a client-centered stance, or a mix best meets the needs presented.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make attending sessions easier to fit into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find that practical skills, values-based exercises, and thought-record homework transfer well to remote sessions, and therapists help tailor exercises to each person's everyday routine.