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Michigan

Rita White, LMSW, CSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Southgate, MIOnline TherapySpeaks English
License #680107847129 years of experienceAges 20+

Welcome. I’m a compassionate and experienced therapist with over 30 years of dedicated work in supporting individuals through life’s challenges. My approach is rooted in empathy, active listening, and a genuine commitment to helping others heal and grow.

I have had the privilege of working with people from all walks of life, including those facing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, the impacts of domestic violence, and unresolved trauma that may still be affecting their adult lives.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of where to turn, know that you don’t have to go through it alone. I invite you to reach out. Together, we can explore what’s holding you back and work toward creating meaningful, lasting change.

I work with

IndividualsFamily (Adults)

Accepted insurances

  • 6 Degrees
  • 90 Degree Benefits
  • Aegis LLC
  • Aetna/ First Health
  • Aetna
  • Aetna Affordable Health Choices/ Aetna Voluntary
  • Aetna EAP
  • Allstate Benefits (through Allied Benefit Systems)
  • American Continental (Aetna Senior Supplemental)
  • Assured Benefit Administrators
  • Boon-Chapman Administrators/ Wellnet Healthcare
  • Christian Brothers Services

I specialize in

  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
  • Binge-Eating
  • Court Ordered General Therapy
  • Court Ordered Domestic Violence Therapy
  • Court Ordered Sex Offender Treatment
  • Hospital Discharge - Depression
  • Hospital Discharge - Anxiety
  • Trauma-Related
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • General Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar

Treatment approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Exposure & Response Prevention
  • Family Systems
  • Humanistic
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic

Communities I work with

  • Perpetrators of Crime/Abuse/Sexual Offender
  • Military/Veteran Allied

Education

Master of Social Work

Wayne State UniversityGraduated 1997