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Online therapist

Rebecca Knutson

Compassionate, practical care for identity and relationships

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rebecca

Rebecca Knutson is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people through hard moments, offering an accepting and nonjudgmental space to talk about identity, relationships, and trauma. Rebecca centers the conversation on each person's goals and values.

She uses a trauma-informed, client-centered stance while applying evidence-based therapeutic techniques. That means sessions emphasize safety, pacing, and the client’s expertise about their own life. Rebecca often helps with anxiety, stress, relationship patterns, and the fallout from past abuse.

Background and approach

Rebecca has particular interest in supporting LGBT people and those exploring alternative relationship structures and kink cultures. She also addresses family and relational patterns, attachment concerns, and the strain that caregiving can create. Everyday skills work and emotion-focused discussions are part of her approach.

Her practice includes attention to mood challenges, grief, shame, dissociation, and self-harm thoughts when they arise. Rebecca aims to bolster self-compassion and rebuild trust in relationships and in oneself. She emphasizes clear communication and practical steps clients can try between sessions.

People who come to Rebecca can expect a collaborative process. She listens, asks thoughtful questions, and helps clients apply techniques matched to their needs. Decisions about pace and focus are made together as therapy progresses.

Approaches that guide online work and fit

Rebecca uses evidence-based techniques in a trauma-informed, client-centered way. One common approach focuses on trauma-informed care, which pays attention to safety, gentle pacing, and how past hurt shapes current feelings. This approach helps people who are recovering from abuse, dissociation, or difficult life events.

A second common emphasis is on building communication and relational skills. These practices teach practical ways to name needs, set boundaries, and repair connection, which can help with relationship tension, family patterns, and attachment concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that match those goals, and check in regularly about what is or is not helping. You and the therapist decide together how to adjust pace and focus.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, and making scheduling more flexible. It can also support continuity of care during life transitions, helping people maintain regular sessions when routines change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rebecca help with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related concerns. Additional areas include caregiving strain, attachment issues, dissociation, and mood challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Rebecca uses a trauma-informed, client-centered approach that draws on evidence-based techniques. Sessions emphasize collaboration, pacing, and practical skills to use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working with people on a range of relational and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Rebecca holds the LMFT credential and practices in Minnesota as a Minnesota LMFT.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English

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