About Rebecca
Rebecca Smith is a licensed mental health counselor with 16 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and major life changes. Her approach is warm and practical, aiming to help clients find manageable steps forward.
Rebecca listens first and then helps build simple tools that fit a person's life. She focuses on everyday coping skills like managing sleep, handling anger, and improving self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with trauma, chronic illness, and relationship or family struggles.
Background and approach
Her work draws from several counseling traditions. Rebecca uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients act in line with their values. She also incorporates mindfulness practices and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills.
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Rebecca helps people set short-term goals and practices to use between meetings. She pays attention to co-occurring issues such as substance use, chronic pain, or overlapping mental health concerns and adapts plans accordingly.
Rebecca holds an MA and is credentialed as an LMHC and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and practices in Massachusetts. Her style is grounded, compassionate, and focused on helping people take realistic steps toward clearer days.
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Rebecca commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhealthy coping patterns.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. Rebecca will work with clients to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration helps shape a plan that feels doable and purposeful rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English