Rodney Black, LIMHP
- Iowa
- NE LIMHP 3120, OR LCSW L14200
Accepting new clientsVerified 23 hours agoInternational clients
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Open 16 of the last 30 days
Live availability history
Open on 16 of the last 30 days
When Rodney was open to new clients. We re-check the BetterHelp listing once a day and record what it said, whichever way it went.
Availability over the last 30 days: open to new clients on 16 days, waitlist or full on 14 days. Most recent check, Oct 28: accepting new clients.
Days available
16/30
every one of the last 30 days checked
Availability forecast
Rodney has been open to new clients on 16 of the last 30 days.
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About Rodney
I am currently licensed in Iowa and Nebraska with over 26 years of professional work experience. The bulk of my career has been in community-based settings as I felt this type of setting was where I could give back to those that have helped me and my family of origin. I had a mother that was bi-polar and had a significant borderline personality disorder. Her first major hospitalization occurred following my birth. I have grown up in the Midwest but have lived in California and South Carolina as well as serving in the US military with one deployment to Afghanistan in which I served as the highest-ranking enlisted member of the Human Intelligence component of a Brigade Combat Team. I have a grown gay son and feel that my own healing process in coming to terms with my feelings toward my mentally ill mother were greatly facilitated by friendships in the queer community and feel a great depth of gratitude and respect for this community. I have been divorced, struggled with my own addiction, co-dependency and mental health issues throughout my lifetime and have carried various mental health diagnoses at different times in my life as well. I don't look at myself as complete expert on life but to quote Brene' Brown: "I might just be a little further down the road in recovery is all". I view therapy as more of an art form in that there are skills and techniques that can be learned and applied to the work of art that is being created, but it is the process involved that brings out the beauty of the final product. I understand the importance of being heard and feel that a person’s truth can emerge through a collective experience in the interaction and engagement with another human being. I hope to bring my experience in life and working with others to your life experience. I view it as a privilege to be able to be a part of the understanding of another person’s life and hope to be part of this journey with you. Read more Show less
What Rodney helps with
Specialties and approaches
Specializes in
AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseAnger managementCoping with life changesSelf esteemCareer difficulties
Approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Also experienced with
Additional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesCodependencyDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Drug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPersonality disordersSelf-harmSelf-loveSexuality