Rebecca Dykes

Rebecca Dykes is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 20 years of experience in mental health in Florida. She also teaches as a college professor and department chair. She brings clinical work and academic perspective together to help people through hard seasons.

Her style is direct but warm. She aims to meet people where they are and walk alongside them during difficult times. She values respect, sensitivity, and compassion and avoids stigmatizing labels when talking about struggles.

Rebecca has worked across many settings including inpatient and outpatient care, forensic and court systems, and community development. Her clinical work has included people coping with anxiety, addiction, domestic violence, grief, and challenges tied to deployment and reintegration for active duty service members. She has also supported people dealing with attachment and sensory dysregulation, emotional regulation and executive functioning, and the stresses of parenting and caregiving.

She has a focus on neurodivergent experiences and how to navigate a neurotypical world. Rebecca integrates research interests in theology and neurotheology into her work and uses faith-informed approaches when appropriate for the person she is supporting.

Rebecca offers some Saturday phone sessions and evening text sessions by request. Prospective clients are invited to send a message to request those options and to begin the matching process.

How Rebecca’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace, giving them space to tell their story while the therapist listens and responds without judgment. This fits well for people who want to shape sessions around immediate concerns or values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills, which can help people managing intense emotions or recurring relationship patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that suit those aims. Sessions can blend approaches so that tools and conversation match what helps most in day-to-day life.

Rebecca offers some Saturday phone sessions and evening text sessions by request; confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or let someone choose a nonvideo option if they prefer not to be on camera. Ask about available formats when you start the matching process so sessions can be arranged to fit your routine.