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Online therapist

Rebecca Phillips

Compassionate guidance for parenting and life changes

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
35 years
Licensed in
Texas, Arizona
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rebecca

Rebecca Phillips is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical support for people facing parenting and family-related concerns. She aims to make the first steps toward change feel easier. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, and she encourages clients to tell their stories in their own words.

She draws on 35 years of professional experience and holds an LMFT credential. Rebecca believes people are the experts on their lives and helps them discover answers that fit their values and situations.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented rather than overly clinical. Her background includes work with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues tied to relationships and parenting. She also brings experience in career and executive coaching, compassion fatigue, and topics around identity and sexuality.

Rebecca blends practical skills with support to help people manage immediate concerns. In her sessions she uses approaches that center the client, teach skills, and explore meaning. Rebecca offers strategies for coping with life changes and tools for handling strong emotions.

She also helps people look at patterns from their past that affect current choices. Her practice in Texas combines a straightforward, compassionate tone with evidence-informed methods. Rebecca aims to partner with each person to set realistic goals and build the skills needed for daily life.

The work moves at the client’s pace and focuses on clear, usable steps.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online care

Client-centered therapy places attention on the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens without judgment and helps clients explore their feelings and choices so they can guide their own change. This approach is helpful when people want a supportive space to talk through parenting and life decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It offers clear exercises and small steps clients can use between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation and stress tolerance and can be useful when strong emotions or relationship challenges interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods as the work progresses. Clients often try a mix of listening, skill practice, and meaning-focused conversation to see what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, continue work during life transitions, and review skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to provide consistent support while helping clients build practical tools for everyday life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rebecca commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including parenting and family matters, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is conversational and client-centered, with practical tools taught as needed. She focuses on helping clients find their own solutions while teaching coping skills.
What experience does she bring?
Rebecca has 35 years of professional experience, which informs her ability to blend coaching and therapeutic techniques for real-world problems.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an LMFT and holds AZ LMFT LMFT-16178 and TX LMFT 4741. Her practice is based in Texas.
Which languages are offered and is international work available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
Rebecca provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
35 years
Licensed
Texas, Arizona
Languages
English

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