Rebecca Hathorn

Rebecca Hathorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, and relationship concerns. She helps people recognize patterns that cause pain and find practical ways to feel steadier. Her approach is straightforward and warm, built around listening and honest feedback.

Rebecca draws on 17 years of clinical experience as an LCSW in California. She spent many years supporting foster youth, foster parents, and biological parents, and she has worked a lot with transition-age young people. She often helps with depression, grief, attachment challenges, parenting strain, and the pressure that comes from work or school.

In sessions she keeps the focus on the relationship and on clear goals. She listens, reflects, and offers suggestions you can try between meetings. That practical emphasis helps people test new habits and see what works in daily life.

Her practice recognizes how social inequities and LGBTQ issues can add extra stress and trauma. She brings that awareness into conversations about identity, family, and belonging. Rebecca also supports people navigating adoption, blended family questions, and family-of-origin concerns.

Rebecca uses a mix of familiar therapy styles, including cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered work. She helps people build coping skills, rethink unhelpful thoughts, and make steady progress toward their goals.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and following the client's lead. It helps when someone needs acceptance, clearer self-understanding, and support to make changes at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and check in regularly to adjust the plan as needed.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as shortening the time needed for a meeting or avoiding travel. It also lets people keep momentum with messaging between meetings and try therapeutic exercises in their everyday settings. Licensed professionals can adapt tools like CBT worksheets, motivational interviewing questions, and narrative techniques to work remotely while focusing on what helps most day to day.