About Rebecca
Rebecca Kinnunen is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin with 17 years of professional experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, relationship tension, family conflict, anger, and major life changes. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people find practical ways forward.
She builds a respectful space for people to talk about their thoughts and feelings. She treats each person as the expert of their own life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Rebecca draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address concerns such as communication problems, codependency, and substance issues. She also helps with life-stage topics like aging and young adult challenges, and with specific issues like body image, guilt, jealousy, and workplace stress.
The work often includes setting small goals and trying new habits between sessions. Her style is practical and supportive. She listens for what matters most and helps people sort options, set priorities, and practice skills.
Progress is measured by clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping rather than quick fixes. Rebecca offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Starting involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's routine.
She treats people with respect and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
Evidence-based approaches in online care
Rebecca uses well-established, practical therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make daily changes. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and stress. This method helps with worry, negative self-talk, and coping during life transitions.Another approach emphasizes skill-building for relationships and emotion regulation. Sessions include learning clearer communication, setting boundaries, and calming strategies for anger or intense feelings. These skills are useful for handling family conflict, commitment concerns, and workplace stress.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made together as progress is tracked and priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for real-time conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, chat can be a brief check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English