Rebecca Dykes, LCSW

Rebecca Dykes is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience in mental health in Florida. She also works in higher education as a college professor and department chair. Her background combines clinical work with academic inquiry into theology and neurotheology.

She brings a direct but warm style to sessions. She aims to meet people where they are and walk alongside them through hard seasons. She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Her work has included inpatient and outpatient settings, court-related roles, and community development. She has provided care for people facing anxiety, addictions, domestic violence, and the stresses of deployment and reintegration for active duty service members.

Rebecca has experience with neurodivergent clients, particularly around attachment, sensory regulation, emotional regulation, and executive functioning. She also supports pastors and ministry leaders dealing with ministry strain and spiritual burnout, and uses faith-informed approaches when requested by a client.

Her clinical toolbox includes client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. She offers some Saturday phone sessions and evening text sessions by request - message to confirm options and scheduling.

How Rebecca Uses Practical Therapies Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room, letting clients set the pace and priorities while the therapist listens and reflects. It helps when someone needs validation and a steady, nonjudgmental presence during hard choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises and steps to change patterns that keep stress, anxiety, or addictive behaviors going.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful for people who struggle with strong mood swings, relationship conflict, or impulsive actions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made together as progress unfolds.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since options were not fully specified here. Rebecca has offered some Saturday phone sessions and evening text sessions by request in the past, so ask about those if they would help you fit therapy into a busy schedule. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, schedule sessions around work or school, or avoid travel time while keeping consistent care.