About Rebecca
Dr. Rebecca Wiersma is a licensed master social worker who brings 11 years of mental health experience to her practice. She holds a doctorate in philosophy with emphasis on social work practice and works from Michigan.
Her background includes caring for people with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and parenting or attachment questions. She favors a client-centered style. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and clear, with room to talk about feelings, daily routines, and relationship patterns. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and create small behavior changes. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships influence current patterns.
Mindfulness methods help people build calm and present-moment skills when emotions run high. Dr. Wiersma also uses psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring themes that show up across a person’s life.
She adapts techniques to each situation rather than relying on a single method. This helps when people bring complex or overlapping concerns like grief, trauma, or family problems. Parents who worry about behavior, connection, or transitions can find a straightforward way to work through problems.
People facing work stress, identity questions, or emotional ups and downs are invited to explore practical steps and new ways of coping. The tone in sessions is warm, respectful, and focused on real-life changes.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape how people connect now. Online sessions can use this approach to notice recurring interaction styles and practice new ways of relating in real time. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. This approach works well for anxiety, mood concerns, ADHD-related routines, and stress by giving clear steps to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and concerns, then suggest techniques to try. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as needed, blending methods when a single approach does not fit.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when a longer discussion is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and parenting responsibilities without traveling.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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