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Online therapist

Rasheda Long

Positive, practical guidance for parents

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Credentials
LICSW
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rasheda

Rasheda Long is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who focuses on family and parenting concerns and related life stressors. She speaks plain language and aims to make sessions easy to understand. Parents reading on a phone will find direct, practical guidance rather than jargon.

Rasheda emphasizes strengths and helps people notice small abilities they already have. She brings empathy, straightforward feedback, and steady support to each conversation. Before offering personal work, she spent years in school and community mental health settings.

Background and approach

That background shaped how she guides people through common problems like anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, and relationship or family tensions. She uses approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused ideas, motivational interviewing, and narrative methods. These tools help translate feelings into manageable steps and clearer choices.

In sessions she listens first and helps set realistic goals. Practical skill-building is paired with attention to how life stories and emotions influence daily choices. She also addresses issues like self-esteem, parenting struggles, anger, coping with change, and career stress.

Rasheda holds an AL LICSW with license number 4781C and practices from Alabama. Her five years of professional experience include school-based and community roles that informed her practical style. She offers multiple remote session formats so people can find what fits their routine.

People who want calm, direct guidance and help turning small strengths into steady progress may find her approach useful. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps clients name next steps they can try between meetings.

Therapeutic approaches and what online therapy offers

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals and preferences. That might mean emphasizing one approach at first and adding others as needs change, so progress is built step by step rather than assumed from the start.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines and comfort levels. Video or phone sessions allow real-time conversation, while chat and messaging provide flexible ways to check in between live meetings. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and practice new skills in daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rasheda work with most?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, parenting and family-related worries, plus issues such as self-esteem, anger, intimacy tensions, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and supportive with an emphasis on strengths. She blends client-centered listening with practical tools to help people make small, useful changes.
What relevant background does she bring?
Rasheda has five years of professional experience including school-based and community mental health work, which shaped her hands-on approach to common family and parenting issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), AL LICSW 4781C, and practices in Alabama.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on therapist availability.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
Alabama
Languages
English

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