- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Trauma processing
About Rebecca
Rebecca Thierfelder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Rebecca frames concerns plainly and helps people move past emotional stuck points using practical conversation and gentle challenge.
She draws on a range of evidence-based techniques to shape sessions around a person’s values and goals. Sessions are conversational and direct, with occasional well-placed humor to open up reflection. Rebecca has worked in community mental health settings and has used both individual and group approaches in that time.
In the room she focuses on what people are doing and thinking now, and how those patterns influence daily life. She helps clients notice unhelpful habits, try small changes, and test new ways of coping. Rebecca uses interventions aimed at motivation, emotional regulation, and processing difficult memories where needed.
She also supports people dealing with relationship and identity strains such as abandonment, codependency, control issues, and communication problems. Rebecca addresses long-term stressors too, including caregiver strain, chronic illness, and aging-related concerns.
Sessions include practical skills practice alongside reflective talk. Rebecca uses techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior skills, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused work. Her practice emphasizes finding workable steps that fit into everyday life.
How her approaches translate to online work
Rebecca uses a few well-known, evidence-based approaches in her practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to change day-to-day patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult emotions are present. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills teach concrete tools for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rebecca will work with a client to see which techniques fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps the person make steady, practical progress.
The biography lists live sessions via chat, video, and phone plus messaging features, but confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a phone check-in can be shorter and require less setup, video sessions allow face-to-face conversation without travel, and messaging lets someone share updates between live meetings. These options aim to help therapy fit into everyday schedules rather than add more time demands.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include abandonment, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and dissociation.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses evidence-based techniques to help people name what they feel and try manageable changes. Sessions combine practical skill work with reflective conversation to reduce getting stuck in shame or guilt loops.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rebecca has practiced for 11 years in the mental health field, including work in community mental health settings using both individual and group interventions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and holds a WI LCSW license in Wisconsin.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography notes live sessions via chat, video, and phone plus messaging. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.