Rima Soueidan
LMSW
Compassionate trauma-informed social worker
About Rima
Her sessions focus on understanding each person's story and practical next steps. She uses straightforward talk, gentle listening, and tools people can try between sessions. Rima emphasizes coping skills that fit daily life and small behavior changes that add up.
Rima draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, mindfulness, and narrative approaches. That mix lets her address painful memories, patterns that keep repeating, and ways of thinking that increase distress. She helps people test new habits and notice what actually works for them.
She brings experience with complex concerns such as codependency, impulsivity, substance use, personality dynamics, and issues around infidelity or non-monogamous relationships. Her background also supports work around abandonment, isolation, and post-traumatic stress.
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic, and she practices in Michigan. Rima describes her role as a collaborator who listens, reflects, and offers practical ideas so people can move toward clearer choices and steadier days.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rima uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process painful or frightening experiences and reduce the ways those memories continue to cause distress. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client's perspective so sessions follow what matters most to the person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another tool she uses to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that change outcomes.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That teamwork helps shape treatment plans that feel relevant and realistic for day-to-day life.
The practical benefit of online care is making therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule. Online options can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to keep appointments around work or family commitments. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. A conversation during intake will clarify which online arrangements are available and how they can best support ongoing work.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing trauma-focused therapy does not mean a therapist holds a specific certification such as TF-CBT, EMDR or CPT.
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Experience
23+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English, Arabic
Licenses listed
- LMSW, Michigan6801082010
- NPI1114262391
As listed on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem struggles, relationship and family issues, ADHD, and related concerns such as codependency and isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and practical. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and suggests small, doable steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of clinical experience supporting people with complex emotional and behavioral concerns. That experience includes work with trauma recovery and addiction-related issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
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