Rebecca McCartney, LCSW

I chose my specialties based on a combination of my clinical strengths, professional experience, and my own lived experience. Here’s why I’m equipped to help you.

• I understand anxiety. Not just in the textbook sense, but in a very personal way. I get how the body and mind respond to stress, and what tools work to reduce the symptoms of anxiety. I can relate to the frustration and hopelessness that can result when you find yourself stuck in a stress response. I teach my clients strategies that actually work.

• Grief has shaped my identity and the way I show up in the world. Although the specifics of those experiences may differ from my clients, I can show up to this work with awareness and genuine empathy because I’ve felt the despair, confusion and depression loss can bring.  As a former hospice social worker, I bring the ability to sit with you in your pain without turning away. 

• I believe people can heal from past traumatic experiences including PTSD because I’ve been honored to witness it and help facilitate that growth and healing. I am trained in a variety of proven frameworks to help you process trauma and move forward. A painful past doesn’t have to define you.

• As a Christian, I understand that having a therapist who shares your faith is important for many people. I offer Christian counseling because I’ve seen the benefit clients receive when therapy combines Christian values and spiritual disciplines with research-backed therapeutic approaches.

• Clients describe me as non-judgmental, a good listener, sensitive but direct. They tell me I help them understand the “why” behind how they’re feeling and teach them to identify their own patterns and triggers. The men and women I work with tell me they feel much better equipped to handle life’s ups and downs after our time together.