Rita Turner, LMSW

Rita Turner is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) practicing in Michigan with 21 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Rita also focuses on issues such as abandonment, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric matters, and end-of-life concerns.

She uses straightforward, goal-minded sessions to help people clarify what matters next. Rita draws on methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions tend to center on practical steps, skills practice, and talking through difficult emotions.

Rita describes the therapeutic relationship as built on trust, goodwill, and respect. That relationship is used to support commitment to goals and to try new ways of coping. Conversations may include learning tools for emotional regulation and trying small experiments between visits.

In practice she helps people notice what gets in the way of their values and priorities. She works on communication problems, commitment worries, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and the strains that come with caregiving or major life transitions. Rita also supports people through divorce, family of origin problems, and jealousy.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Expect clear options to work on behavior, thought patterns, and relational dynamics. People who want help deciding what comes next often find concrete next steps to try after a few meetings.

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