- Client-centered care
- Practical coping skills
- Attachment focus
About Rebecca
Dr. Rebecca Wiersma is a licensed master social worker with a doctorate in philosophy focused on social work practice. She has eleven years of experience in the mental health field. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, mood disorders, parenting concerns, and related struggles.
Her approach starts with listening to what matters to each person. She follows a client-centered style and adapts methods to fit individual needs. Sessions aim to identify practical steps and skills people can use between visits.
Rebecca draws on several ways of working, including cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based ideas, mindfulness, and psychodynamic thinking. She blends these to address concerns like panic, stress, trauma, grief, and difficulties in relationships or family patterns. The focus is on what helps someone move forward in daily life.
She often helps people understand how early relationships shape current reactions. She also teaches coping strategies for overwhelming feelings and mood changes. Work with her includes talking through tough moments, practicing new skills, and planning small experiments to test change.
People who prefer a thoughtful, flexible plan may find her style helpful. She emphasizes clear goals, steady support, and practical tools. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How her approaches translate to online work
Dr. Wiersma commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based ideas in her work. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and help people develop different ways of relating.Finding the right method is a shared process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which approaches to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by removing travel time or allowing short check-in visits during a break. They also let people practice skills and discuss real-life moments that come up between meetings. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and homework to fit a client's routine so therapy feels workable alongside other responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety including panic, depression, bipolar issues, parenting and family concerns, trauma and grief, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and related mood or relationship problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She adapts methods to each person's needs and focuses on practical skills to use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has eleven years working in mental health, supporting people with a wide range of concerns and age groups.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MI LMSW - Master of Social Work licensure in Michigan - and a doctorate in philosophy with emphasis on social work practice. She practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.