Rodney Black, LCSW, LISW

Rodney Black is a licensed clinician with LCSW and LISW credentials and 31 years of experience working with individuals facing addiction, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. He brings a long history of community-based practice and a personal connection to the work shaped by family experiences, military service, and recovery. Growing up in the Midwest and living in California and South Carolina informed his outlook, and a deployment to Afghanistan as the highest-ranking enlisted member of the Human Intelligence component of a Brigade Combat Team added further depth to his understanding of veteran and armed forces issues.

He speaks from lived experience as well as professional training - he has navigated divorce, recovery from addiction, co-dependency, and varying mental health diagnoses, and he is a father to a grown gay son whose friendships in the queer community contributed to his own healing. Those life events inform his respectful, empathetic approach to work with LGBT clients, men, families of origin, and those coping with shame, isolation, or identity questions.

Rodney treats therapy as a collaborative art form where techniques meet the unique story of each person. He aims to create a space where a client’s truth can emerge through engagement and listening, and he considers it a privilege to join others on their journeys toward greater clarity, coping, and purpose. He holds LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker credentials, reflecting his clinical training and years of practice.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care with Rodney Black

Rodney draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them and then take committed action that aligns with their values - it can be useful for addiction, anxiety, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy, trust, and emotion regulation - it can help with family of origin issues, relationship difficulties, and feelings of emptiness.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Rodney works with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so therapy stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into work, family, or geographic constraints. These options allow licensed professionals to maintain regular contact, practice skills between sessions, and tailor communication to what each client finds most helpful.