About Rebecca
Rebecca Pedersen is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Utah. She brings 11 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. Rebecca aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and straightforward for someone worried about asking for help.
She often works with people who are coping with big life changes, such as separation, midlife shifts, or questions about purpose. Rebecca pays attention to attachment wounds and patterns that affect relationships and communication.
Background and approach
She also addresses feelings tied to guilt, shame, and abandonment. Her approach draws on evidence-based methods that focus on both emotional processing and practical skills. She uses therapies that help process traumatic memories as well as skills to regulate difficult emotions and tolerate distress.
Sessions typically blend talking, skills practice, and targeted techniques aimed at reducing symptoms and improving daily functioning. Rebecca aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can say what they think and feel. She helps people set clear goals and tries to keep work focused and doable between sessions.
Many clients appreciate a steady, pragmatic style that still pays attention to deep emotional material. Rebecca is licensed in Utah as an LCSW, license number UT LCSW 365936-3501. She offers sessions in English and provides several remote formats to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then focus on actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low motivation, and finding direction during life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people create new ways of relating and communicating. This approach is useful when trust, abandonment, or closeness cause repeated problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness; it helps when stress and strong feelings interfere with daily life.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their concerns, goals, and comfort level. That plan can change as progress is made and new needs arise.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skills demonstrations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging can support quick check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel demands while still getting consistent therapeutic support.
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- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English