About Rudesta
Rudesta Edwards-Ugiomoh is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Ohio. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and brings five years of clinical experience to her practice. Rudesta focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and life changes with practical strategies and steady support.
She helps clients who are struggling with self-esteem, family concerns, and ADHD-related challenges. She also addresses attachment issues, guilt and shame, post-traumatic stress, and building self-love.
Background and approach
Sessions center on clear goals and doable steps rather than abstract theory. Rudesta uses active listening and collaborative planning in sessions. She works side by side with each person to identify what feels most urgent and what small changes could help.
The tone in the room is respectful and aimed at building resilience over time. Her work emphasizes practical coping skills and emotional understanding. Clients can expect to practice new ways of responding to stress and to try real strategies between sessions.
The focus is on steady progress and learning tools that fit daily life. Rudesta aims to tailor support to each person's background and needs. She helps people sort through feelings, set manageable goals, and track progress in ways that make sense to them.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Rudesta uses evidence-based techniques focused on practical coping and emotional healing. One common approach she uses teaches skills for managing anxiety and day-to-day stress. These skills include paced breathing, grounding, and step-by-step plans to reduce overwhelming moments. They help when panic, worry, or daily pressure interfere with functioning.She also focuses on trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult memories and reduce their hold on current life. That work involves slowing things down, identifying triggers, and practicing new responses to old patterns. It supports recovery from post-traumatic stress and the shame or guilt that often follows hard experiences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean adjusting techniques over time as progress becomes clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit into a brief break or require less bandwidth. Chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter reflections between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people work therapy into busy schedules and maintain consistency.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Virginia
- Languages
- English