- 40 years experience
- Focus on relationships
- Strengths-based approach
About Rita
Rita "Elizabeth" Kovacevich is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 40 years of counseling experience in California. She brings long experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and depression. Her background includes extensive work with couples focused on communication, closeness, sharing, and intimacy. She sees clients as the experts in their own lives and looks for strengths to build from.
In sessions, she helps people name problems and try practical steps that fit their life. She focuses on clear communication and on helping people understand patterns that keep them stuck. Conversations may include small exercises to improve connection, reduce anxiety, or manage overwhelming emotions.
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She asks questions, listens closely, and checks in about what helps most. The goal is to find tools that feel useful day to day and to support steady progress rather than quick fixes.
People come for short-term help with a specific issue or for longer work on relationship and life transitions. She encourages clients to notice strengths they already have and to use those strengths to move forward. Prospective clients can expect straightforward guidance and a steady, experienced perspective.
To begin, prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
In sessions, she helps people name problems and try practical steps that fit their life. She focuses on clear communication and on helping people understand patterns that keep them stuck. Conversations may include small exercises to improve connection, reduce anxiety, or manage overwhelming emotions.
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She asks questions, listens closely, and checks in about what helps most. The goal is to find tools that feel useful day to day and to support steady progress rather than quick fixes.
People come for short-term help with a specific issue or for longer work on relationship and life transitions. She encourages clients to notice strengths they already have and to use those strengths to move forward. Prospective clients can expect straightforward guidance and a steady, experienced perspective.
To begin, prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.