- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Career and parenting
About Rebecca
Rebecca Hathorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and the strain of life changes. Rebecca also supports people facing relationship and family concerns, parenting pressures, grief, questions about life purpose, and career uncertainty.
She uses straightforward, conversational work in sessions. Rebecca listens, reflects, and offers concrete suggestions. She focuses on building a dependable working relationship so clients can talk through what matters and test different ways of handling problems.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s views and goals, cognitive behavioral techniques that look at thinking and behavior patterns, and solution-focused strategies to identify small, practical steps forward. Narrative ideas are used to help people reframe recurring stories that keep them stuck. Motivational interviewing supports exploring ambivalence about change.
Rebecca has spent much of her career working with foster youth, foster parents, and biological parents, and she has experience with attachment disruptions. She has also helped many people navigating midlife transitions, adoption and foster care issues, blended family concerns, and parenting stress.
Sessions are conducted in English and are intended for adults. Rebecca notes the effects of systemic stress on people of color and LGBTQ clients and brings that awareness into her work. She offers messaging and live chat session options as part of her practice model.
If someone wants to get started she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session so they can begin identifying priorities and practical next steps.
Approaches used and how online sessions fit
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s perspective. The therapist listens closely and helps clients name their goals so work proceeds at a comfortable pace. This approach is useful when someone needs a respectful, collaborative space to talk about life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress related to work or parenting.
Motivational interviewing supports people who feel unsure about change. The therapist helps explore mixed feelings and strengthens motivation for the steps a person wants to try next.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will talk with each person about their goals, history, and preferences and she will recommend ways of working together. That process is collaborative and may shift over time as needs change.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking. The biography specifies messaging and live chat as part of her practice model, so clarify which formats fit your schedule. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time while keeping continuity of support.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, career questions, life purpose and related concerns.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She listens, reflects, and offers practical suggestions. Techniques drawn from client-centered work, CBT, and solution-focused methods are used to find manageable steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience as an LCSW working in California and across a range of settings including foster care and family support.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and practices from that state.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
Her practice model includes messaging and live chat sessions; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.