About Rima
Rima Mickus offers focused support for adults dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. Rima combines practical tools and empathic listening to help clients clarify values, manage difficult emotions, and build healthier patterns in daily life.
Background and approach
With 17 years of clinical experience and licensure as an LCPC and LPC, she brings both depth and pragmatism to her work in Illinois. Her approach blends evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, acceptance and commitment ideas, and EMDR for trauma-related concerns.
Rima emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and measurable steps such as sleep tracking for insomnia, communication skill practice for relationship difficulties, and targeted interventions for codependency or workplace stress. She also integrates motivational techniques to support changes related to career, health, and life purpose.
Rima’s practice is designed for adults seeking structured, active therapy that balances compassion with concrete progress.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify what matters most and take committed steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, life transitions, and when people want to live more in line with their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and skill building; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and mood-related concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a trauma-focused method that can reduce the intensity of distressing memories through structured processing when trauma is a central issue.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be determined collaboratively. The therapist works with clients to assess symptoms, personal goals, and preferences, and then tailors interventions accordingly, mixing methods when that best serves the client's needs.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to access consistent care from licensed professionals while fitting therapy into work, family, and life obligations. The variety of options supports ongoing practice of skills between sessions and allows clients to engage in ways that suit them best.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
Also works with
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Arizona
- Languages
- English