Rebecca Dykes

Rebecca Dykes is an LCSW with more than 20 years working in mental health in Florida. She also teaches at college level and serves as a department chair. Rebecca brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to people coping with life changes and related stresses.

Her background spans inpatient and outpatient care, forensic settings, community work, and ministry support. She has worked with people facing anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Rebecca has experience with attachment and sensory regulation concerns in children and with deployment and reintegration challenges for active duty service members.

Rebecca describes her style as direct but warm. She aims to meet people where they are and walk alongside them during difficult seasons. She avoids stigmatizing labels and emphasizes respect and sensitivity in sessions.

Her clinical work draws on client-centered methods as well as cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques also inform her sessions, helping people set practical goals and build skills.

Rebecca has training that includes faith-based counseling and work with neurodivergent people who navigate neurotypical environments. She mentions particular interest in neurotheology and how it intersects with neuroscience. These interests inform how she frames conversations with clients who value spiritual perspectives.

She offers some Saturday phone sessions and evening text sessions by request. Prospective clients in Florida can select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.

How Rebecca Uses Different Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on what the person brings to the room. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach is often helpful for people facing life changes who want empathetic, nonjudgmental support.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, actions, and feelings interact. It breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, emphasizes building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills useful for intense emotions and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rebecca will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose strategies that fit the person’s needs and life circumstances rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

If you are exploring online options, confirm current session types before booking because formats can change. The therapist notes some Saturday phone sessions and evening text sessions are available by request. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so sessions are easier to keep.