Dr. Rebecca WiersmaLMSW

Dr. Rebecca Wiersma is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with a decade-plus of experience in mental health. She holds a doctorate in philosophy focused on social work practice and has spent over 11 years helping people navigate mood concerns, anxiety, parenting struggles, and life shifts.

She keeps sessions centered on each person's needs rather than one fixed method. Conversations are guided by what matters to the client, and techniques are chosen to fit those goals. Expect straightforward talk, practical tools, and an emphasis on building stronger day-to-day coping skills.

Her work often addresses depression, bipolar conditions, grief, trauma, and stress-related problems. She also helps with relationship and family-of-origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment struggles, and challenges tied to ADHD or emotional regulation.

Dr. Wiersma draws from several approaches, including client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, psychodynamic ideas, and attachment-based perspectives. She explains ideas plainly and helps people try new ways of responding to old patterns.

People who prefer a collaborative, flexible style may find her approach useful. She aims to match interventions to each person's situation and to support practical changes people can use between meetings.

How her approaches translate to online care

Dr. Wiersma uses client-centered work that starts with what matters to the person and builds from there. This approach focuses on listening, clarifying goals, and choosing techniques that fit each situation. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people notice patterns in thoughts and behaviors and practice small changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Attachment-based therapy looks at relationship patterns and helps people understand how past connections affect current relationships and parenting.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first and adjust over time based on how things are going and what the client prefers. The plan is shared and practical so people know what to expect between sessions.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce commuting time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people try therapeutic tools in the context of their everyday routines while still getting guidance from an experienced clinician.