Pronouns: He/Him
Service Areas: Raleigh, NC & Virtual Services
Availability: Accepting new Clients
Rigo Mendez, MSW, LCSWA
Rigo Mendez (he/him) is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate committed to supporting individuals and couples throughout the Raleigh-Durham area. Originally from Florida, Rigo recently relocated to North Carolina and has found joy in becoming part of the local community.
Rigo earned his Master of Social Work from Florida Atlantic University, where he focused on clinical social work and gained experience providing individual and group counseling. His work with people from diverse backgrounds has strengthened his ability to lead with empathy and compassion while helping clients build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
As a trauma-informed therapist, Rigo values person-centered care, creativity, and authentic self-expression. He has experience supporting children and adults navigating trauma, neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, ADHD, attachment concerns, substance use, and internalized or externalized shame.
Rigo believes everyone has the capacity for healing. His goal is to help clients recognize their inner strengths, navigate life’s challenges, and feel genuinely supported throughout their healing journey.
Appointment Types
In-person
Virtual
Insurance Accepted
BCBS
Aetna
Aetna SHP
Self-pay
Sliding scale
Please note that Healing Waves Therapy & Counseling is not in network with Marketplace plans, Medicaid, or Medicare at this time.
Populations Served
Individuals including children, teens and adults
Families and Couples Work
Approaches:
Trauma-informed
Person-centered
Strengths-based
Creative and expressive
Compassionate and relational
Hope-centered
Collaborative
Areas of Focus & Specialization
Neurodivergence
ADHD
Trauma/ Anxiety/ Depression
Attachment Issues
Substance Use
Internalized & Externalized Shame
Self-Esteem & Identity
Emotional Regulation
“Therapy with Rigo is like having a trusted confidant in your passenger seat of your dream car on a long road trip. No matter what you face on the road, Rigo will be there through all of it by your side. In therapy there will be more than just traditional talk therapy, you will be able to express and show how you feel and think while holding space to analyze what just happened. Therapy with Rigo can also be cozy, providing a safe space where you can bring yourself even at 1% which is just as important at any other percent. Therapy with Rigo will be more of an active and gentle approach than that of a passive one.”