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Rebecca Hathorn, LCSW

Based in California Online sessions

Calm, practical therapy for busy parents

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Years in practice
17
Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in
California
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Self esteem
About

About Rebecca

Rebecca Hathorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. She speaks directly with parents about the everyday pressures of work and family. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, and she focuses on building a trusting relationship where people feel heard.

Rebecca draws on 17 years of experience as a licensed therapist. She works with people managing life changes, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

She also supports those navigating adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family tensions, and communication problems. Her sessions emphasize listening, reflection, and practical suggestions people can try between meetings. Rebecca uses client-centered conversation to follow each person’s lead and applies cognitive behavioral techniques to reframe thinking and change behaviors.

She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and solution-focused ideas for quick, concrete steps. Rebecca typically offers messaging and live chat formats and checks messages often during the week. She aims to make therapy fit into busy schedules, especially for working parents who need flexible options.

She encourages people to reach out with a brief message first if calendar times don’t match their needs. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Rebecca helps people name what matters, set small goals, and adjust coping strategies so day-to-day life feels more manageable.

Focus areas and approaches

What Rebecca works with

Everything Rebecca lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rebecca helps people with.

Approaches Rebecca lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on you and your priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows your lead so sessions reflect what you need most. This approach helps with building trust, exploring parenting stress, and sorting out relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and simple changes you can test between meetings to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. This approach can be useful for managing worry, mood swings, or stress-related reactions.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find personal reasons to change. It uses gentle questions and reflections to boost motivation around goals like improving parenting routines, addressing substance use, or making career changes.

Rebecca treats the choice of methods as a shared process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then blend approaches that fit the situation. This collaborative pacing means the plan can shift as needs change.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Phone calls can require less bandwidth and work well for check-ins. Live chat or messaging can be short check-ins or ongoing support during the week. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. These options offer flexibility so therapy can match a schedule and communication style.
Questions

Questions people ask about Rebecca

What concerns can Rebecca help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strain, grief, relationship problems, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, career worries, and related life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a down-to-earth, client-centered approach that emphasizes listening, reflection, and practical suggestions you can try between sessions.

What experience does she bring?

Rebecca has 17 years of experience as a licensed therapist working with adults on issues like attachment, foster care and parenting stress.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California and practices from that state.

Which languages are offered and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on your needs and her current offerings.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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