- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship communication
- Self-esteem work
About Rebecca
Rebecca Waterston is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Washington with 10 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, stress, relationship trouble, and the fallout of trauma. Rebecca aims to create a trusting space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.
She sees people across many life stages, from young teens struggling with self-esteem to older adults coping with loss and grief. Sleep problems, low mood, and anxiety often come up together, and she addresses those links in conversation and practical steps. Rebecca pays attention to how early family patterns shape current behavior and relationships.
When relationship communication breaks down, she looks at learned coping styles and helps people notice patterns that no longer serve them. Work in sessions can include deeper exploration of trauma, whether a single event or ongoing family-related injury like addiction or neglect. That often means learning new ways to decide what is healthy and who is safe in one’s life.
Rebecca also supports people working through addiction and helps family members find ways to care for themselves while a loved one struggles. She focuses on teaching skills to reduce fear and feeling trapped, and on creating emotional distance from the addiction when needed.
Her methods combine practical skill building with short- and long-term exploration. She encourages steady small changes so people can feel more confident and live more fully. To get started, she asks people to take the first step and schedule a match and appointment.
How Rebecca’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and choosing actions that match personal values; it often helps with anxiety, avoidance, and life-direction questions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns to understand present-day trust and communication challenges, and it can help people improve how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Rebecca will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. She adjusts the work as the relationship develops and as progress becomes clear or new problems arise.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so work or caregiving breaks are easier to manage. Many people find these practical benefits help them stay consistent with therapy while working on anxiety, relationships, or recovery goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rebecca commonly address?
She works with anxiety, stress, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Rebecca also focuses on codependency, communication problems, addiction, and family of origin issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach blends practical skill building with deeper exploration. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns and teach tools people can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
Rebecca has 10 years of professional counseling experience in Washington.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Washington LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and practices in Washington state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Rebecca?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.