Rebecca Phillips, LCSW

Rebecca Phillips is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with seven years of experience supporting people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and LGBT-related concerns. She speaks plain language and focuses on helping clients regain day-to-day functioning and a sense of purpose. Rebecca aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried and unsure where to turn.

Her sessions are calm and direct. She listens for patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then helps people try different, practical ways of responding. Rebecca uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance-based and attachment-informed ideas to help people test small changes and notice what works.

Rebecca also draws on client-centered and skills-oriented practices to help people build tolerance for strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions. She works with people who are struggling after abuse, coping with mood disorders like bipolar, navigating life changes, or managing eating and substance concerns. She pays special attention to body image, abandonment wounds, and caregiver stress.

Sessions may include talking exercises, behavioral experiments, and homework designed to fit a person’s daily life. Rebecca aims to keep techniques simple so they are easy to use between sessions. She supports people as they practice new responses and track progress over time.

Rebecca offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She helps clients pick practical steps and keeps the focus on usable strategies for getting through difficult moments.

How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online sessions

Rebecca commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that work well online. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing small changes through short experiments and homework. This helps with anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviors by giving concrete steps to try between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes noticing difficult feelings without fighting them and choosing actions that match personal values; it supports people facing grief, chronic stress, and life transitions.

Rebecca treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She checks in about goals and preferences and adjusts methods based on what is helpful. Together the therapist and client decide whether to emphasize skill practice, values work, or attachment-focused conversation as therapy moves forward.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for teaching skills and doing structured exercises together. Phone sessions are often easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can help with brief coaching, tracking progress, and staying connected between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different ways of working until the best fit is found.