Rebecca Zabinski
Supportive counselor for parents and caregivers
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Rebecca
Rebecca Zabinski is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 13 years of experience based in Minnesota. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps parents and caregivers can use at home. Her approach is warm and interactive, and she aims to make conversations clear and down to earth for anyone feeling overwhelmed.
Rebecca commonly helps with stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, sleep problems, and grief.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with addictions, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and changes at work or in life. She uses several therapy methods to match the needs of each person. In sessions she blends tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based thinking, and client-centered listening.
That means she helps people find patterns that make problems worse, strengthens important relationships, and follows the person’s pace and goals. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are used to build coping skills and reduce reactivity.
Rebecca has worked with ages 10 to 65 and with many different life situations, including adoption and foster care, aging concerns, autism spectrum issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication or commitment problems. Her practical focus is on what families and parents can do to improve daily life.
She communicates in English and provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and then scheduling follows therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Rebecca uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into smaller parts and teaches concrete strategies for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and mood regulation.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape reactions and safety. This approach helps parents and caregivers understand patterns with children and close family members and supports building steadier connections.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Rebecca will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is most helpful for the person and their family situation.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people keep regular contact during busy weeks, follow up between sessions, and choose the format that feels most comfortable. Many clients find online formats reduce travel time and make it easier to fit therapy into family routines.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Rebecca
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- Stop at any point