Rebecca Phelps-Smith

Rebecca Phelps-Smith is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She offers straightforward, practical support for common problems like low self-esteem, trouble sleeping, and changes at work. She speaks plain language and focuses on what a person can do next.

Rebecca draws on 15 years of experience in clinical settings including emergency services and crisis work. That background informs how she responds when someone feels overwhelmed or stuck. She pays attention to how stress shows up in the body and daily routines, and helps clients find small changes that make a difference.

Her approach blends several methods, including client-centered work that follows the person’s priorities, cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change patterns, and mindfulness practices to calm agitation. She also uses motivational interviewing to support people facing addictive behaviors or hard decisions. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Rebecca has particular experience with first responder and law enforcement stress, vicarious trauma, and suicide risk assessment. She uses that knowledge to help people build coping skills and safety plans when needed. She does not list international work and offers services in English.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Fees vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.

How Rebecca Uses Talk Therapy and Skill-Building Online

Rebecca commonly draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness practices. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping set priorities together. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anger, anxiety, and mood problems. Mindfulness teaches simple attention practices to calm reactivity and improve sleep and stress response.

Choosing an approach is a team effort. Rebecca will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and keep consistent momentum between appointments. Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Many people find that brief, focused sessions by video or phone can reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins during a lunch break, or make it easier to practice new skills in real time. Licensed professionals can guide pacing so work feels manageable and relevant to daily routines.