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Entry 013408Maryland / United States

Rita Nzuwah

Rita Nzuwah, LCSW-C

Maryland 6 years in practice

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LCSW-C focused on relationships and life transitions

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  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Faith-informed assessments
  • Goal oriented work

About Rita

LCSW-C (Maryland) clinician with six years of experience working with relationship and family concerns, grief, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Rita Nzuwah focuses on helping people manage parenting strains, intimacy issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are conducted in English and based in Maryland.

Rita approaches work from a solution-focused orientation. She emphasizes practical steps and clear goals to help people make small changes that add up. She uses assessments that consider biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors when clients request faith-based elements.

She works with a wide range of concerns including blended family problems, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and end-of-life and hospice-related issues. Rita also addresses workplace issues, self-esteem, infertility of self-love themes, and challenges related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Rita identifies as an African-American faith-based clinician who has experience supporting minority clients and couples when faith perspectives are meaningful to them. Her style centers on treating each person as the expert on their life while offering guidance to build skills and confidence.

Practical assessments and focused goal-setting guide her sessions. She asks about strengths and resources and helps people develop steps toward specific outcomes. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule an initial meeting through the online booking flow.

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How solution-focused work fits into online sessions

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what people want to achieve now and next. It uses short, practical conversations to identify small changes and build on what already works, which is useful for relationship problems, stress, and life transitions.

Rita also integrates bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment when clients request faith-based elements. That means she may ask about medical, social, and spiritual factors to shape concrete steps and goals that respect a client's beliefs.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Rita will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily reality and will help decide whether solution-focused work or another path fits best. The process is collaborative and oriented toward actionable next steps.

The therapist's session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit brief check-ins into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow conversations when a client prefers not to leave home. Discuss scheduling needs during the initial matching questionnaire to find session times and formats that fit everyday life.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Therapeutic approaches

Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Maryland

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?

She works with relationship and family concerns, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, parenting, self-esteem, and career concerns.

What therapeutic approach does she use?

She practices Solution-Focused Therapy, emphasizing practical steps and goal-focused work. Assessments may include bio-psychosocial-spiritual elements when requested.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of experience providing psychotherapy and support for relationship and life-challenge issues.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland and provides services from that state.

In which languages does she work?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm the current options before booking.

How are fees and the subscription handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.

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