Rashida GordonLCSW

Rashida Gordon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with five years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care. Rashida aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs.

She focuses on making therapy practical and understandable. Sessions emphasize clear goals and steps that feel doable. Rashida pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment concerns, communication problems, and patterns like avoidance or dependence that can make relationships hard.

Rashida also works with people facing grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, caregiver stress, and issues around abandonment and forgiveness. She listens for what matters most to the client and adjusts pacing and focus accordingly. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Therapy with Rashida typically involves talking through current problems, identifying unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes between sessions. She will collaborate with clients to build tools for managing intense emotions and improving communication. Expect clear explanations and a practical plan you can use outside the therapy room.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Rashida frames her role as support during that process. She encourages people to name one small, achievable change to start with, then reviews progress together and refines the plan as needed.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online support

Rashida uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach she favors focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and depression; it involves setting small goals and practicing new skills between sessions. Another approach centers on attachment and relational patterns, helping people notice how early relationships shape current responses and then trying new ways of relating to reduce conflict and improve connection.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rashida works with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans based on what is or isn't working so therapy stays relevant and useful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also gives flexibility for people balancing childcare, work, or medical appointments. A therapist can suggest pacing and homework that fit your daily routine so therapeutic progress can happen alongside everyday life.