Jane Rhea, LCSW

Jane Rhea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a committed self-advocate with extensive experience supporting adults and children within the disability community. She combines training in social work and disability studies with an interdisciplinary practice orientation, bringing both lived experience and professional knowledge to her coaching and counseling work.

As a coach and counselor who centers Queer and disability communities, she recognizes the structural barriers people with diverse identities face and brings a Neurodiversity and Disability pride perspective to sessions. She shares relevant history, theory, and social models to help clients understand their experiences and find strengths within their identities.

Jane often frames employment or occupational exploration as a practical starting point for broader life changes, and she is attentive to how job-seeking and work-related issues can intersect with anxiety, depression, Autism, ADHD, chronic pain, and other neurodiversities and disabilities. She is Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary allied and maintains active involvement in disability communities at local and global levels, applying that community-centered insight to her clinical and coaching practice.

Approaches for remote care and therapeutic fit

Jane Rhea integrates client-centered therapy, mindfulness therapy, and motivational interviewing into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on the client’s own goals and strengths, offering a supportive space to explore identity, self-esteem, and life purpose. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle attention to thoughts and sensations, which can be helpful for managing stress, anxiety, and the effects of chronic pain. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify their reasons for change and build practical steps toward goals like employment, routine adjustments, or lifestyle transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work she does with each person. Jane helps clients identify what feels most useful based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods over time to support progress in ways that feel meaningful.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. This range of options makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, access care from different locations, and continue work between sessions when helpful.