Rebecca Dykes, LCSW

Rebecca Dykes is an LCSW with 20 years of experience in mental health in Florida. She balances clinical work with an academic role as a college professor and department chair. Her background includes work across inpatient, outpatient, forensic, and community settings. Rebecca describes a direct but warm therapy style and aims to meet people where they are during hard seasons.

She often helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, parenting strain, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those navigating ADHD, relationship struggles, anger, self-esteem issues, and major life changes. Rebecca has focused experience with first responder issues and family-of-origin concerns.

Rebecca uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy along with motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods. In practice she blends these approaches to match what a person needs rather than relying on a single method. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer thinking, and steady emotional regulation.

Her clinical history includes work with people dealing with attachment and sensory challenges, adolescents with executive functioning and peer difficulties, adults affected by domestic violence, and active duty military facing deployment and reintegration challenges. She also supports pastors and ministry leaders coping with spiritual burnout and ministry stress.

Rebecca aims to treat clients with respect and compassion. Her manner is straightforward and caring, avoiding stigmatizing labels while helping people build coping skills and healthier routines.

How Rebecca’s Approaches Work Online

Rebecca often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching coping techniques and small, testable changes.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so a person feels understood. This approach supports people who need a respectful, nonjudgmental space to sort through emotions and decisions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is another tool Rebecca draws on for emotional regulation and crisis coping. DBT teaches clear skills for managing strong emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then tailor methods to fit the individual. Clients and the therapist reassess progress together and shift strategies as needed.

Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls let sessions feel most like an in-person visit, phone sessions work well for those with limited bandwidth or who prefer no camera, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, short updates, or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.