About Rebecca
Rebecca Phillips is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Texas with 35 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, major life changes, and questions about identity and relationships.
Background and approach
She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly and feel heard. Rebecca treats each person as the expert on their own life.
She listens for what matters most and helps clients find practical steps toward change. Sessions emphasize respectful conversation and clear goals so people leave with things they can try between meetings.
Her work includes support for issues such as grief, parenting strain, workplace stress, money worries, and career decisions. She also addresses topics like codependency, divorce and separation, sexuality, gender dysphoria, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics.
These are discussed in straightforward terms to make change feel manageable. Rebecca uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person.
She draws from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, existential thinking, and mindfulness practices. The aim is practical: reduce distress, build skills, and help people move toward clearer purpose.
People who choose Rebecca often want a steady, experienced guide who listens carefully and offers real-world tools. She helps clients weigh options, practice new responses, and make step-by-step plans that fit daily life.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person feels understood and can explore their goals. It helps with building self-trust, decision-making, and finding personal direction in times of change.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety and depression. It is useful for managing stress, correcting unhelpful thought patterns, and practicing new behaviors between sessions.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, provides concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It can be helpful for people who want better emotion regulation, clearer boundaries, and steadier interactions with others.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rebecca collaborates with each person to identify goals and tries methods that fit their needs and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for visual connection and longer talk sessions. Phone calls work when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or moments when typing feels easier. These options let clients fit therapy into busy lives and try different ways of connecting.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Arizona
- Languages
- English