She/Her/Hers
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC Practice: Exceptional Wellness Counseling Specialties • Insurance & Fees • LocationsRebecca is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC), who earned her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Monmouth University. She has been working in the field for several years, beginning in internships providing counseling for children and teenagers in school settings. After obtaining her Master’s, Rebecca began working in a Mental Health Partial Care setting, facilitating group and individual counseling, as well as case management for adults diagnosed with chronic mental illness. Rebecca also has experience in private practice,
conducting therapy with children, teens, and adults.
The interventions Rebecca enjoys using in her therapy sessions are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Motivational Interviewing, while maintaining a Person-Centered approach. Rebecca believes in utilizing the techniques needed based on the individual as well as meeting that individual where they are at in their journey.
Rebecca works with ages 5 and up in the areas of Anxiety, Depressive Disorders, Trauma, Adjustment Disorders, Socialization, and Anger Management. She also has experience facilitating group therapy.
Rebecca believes in the importance of self-care for her clients as well as herself! She enjoys taking walks on the beach, listening to music, trying new foods, and spending time with loved ones.
“My hope for my clients is to help guide them to where they want to be in life. I am here to assist them in creating a toolbox of skills to utilize during life’s difficult moments. The
more we pull from our toolbox, the more resilient we become.”
Adolescent mental health - Working with adolescents, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout teenage years; addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, transition to college, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional disregulation
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Child mental health - Specialized strategies for common childhood disorders including attention issues, attachment problems, behavioral disorders, learning disorders, autism spectrum diagnoses, and feeding or elimination issues.
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Childhood trauma - Learning how traumatic events in childhood can translate into adulthood; processing through difficult memories with the goal of moving past the experience and lingering symptoms
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This group is focused on helping kids identify strengths to overcome difficulties related to low self-esteem. Kids will develop a stronger sense of self and confidence.