Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Rebecca works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rebecca
Dr. Rebecca Wiersma is a licensed master social worker with a doctorate in philosophy focused on social work practice. She has 11 years of experience in mental health and has helped people with mood concerns, anxiety, parenting questions, and anger.
Her approach is practical and person-focused, aiming to match techniques to each person's needs. She prefers a client-centered way of working. That means sessions begin by listening to what matters most to the person.
Background and approach
She then blends methods from cognitive behavioral, attachment-based, mindfulness, and psychodynamic work to meet those goals. In sessions she helps people notice patterns that feed stress and anger. She offers tools for managing strong feelings and steps for changing unhelpful reactions.
She also supports people navigating grief, relationship strain, life changes, and career questions. Dr. Wiersma has experience with mood disorders including bipolar and depression, and with attention challenges such as ADHD.
She also addresses adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and parenting stress. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. People can expect clear explanations, exercises to try between sessions, and a focus on what works in daily life.
Sessions are offered from Michigan and delivered online in English.
What Rebecca works with
Everything Rebecca lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rebecca's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
Approaches Rebecca lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
The practice draws on cognitive behavioral and attachment-based approaches that work well online. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; it helps with anxiety, anger, and mood problems by giving clear tools to use between sessions. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect feelings and reactions, which can be useful for parenting, relationship strain, and family of origin issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, strengths, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively which techniques feel most useful and adjust them as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, brief reflections, or times when typing fits better into a day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Rebecca
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar symptoms, parenting challenges, grief, and mood disorders. She also supports people facing career changes, isolation, and attachment or family origin issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then blends techniques to fit each person's needs and goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience in the mental health field, working with a range of concerns from emotional regulation to parenting and mood disorders.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker credential - MI LMSW - and practices from Michigan.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions conducted?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.