Rebecca Wagner, LMHC

Rebecca Wagner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 19 years of experience. She focuses on issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma and parenting concerns. Rebecca also works with people managing self-harm urges, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, grief, anger, and relationship or family problems.

Rebecca uses practical techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered methods. She emphasizes clear skills and brief check-ins to practice tools in the moment. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, and then try different ways of responding.

Her background includes substantial work with trauma, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and adoption or foster care-related concerns. She has experience supporting people through the transition to adulthood and helping those living with a family member who has persistent mental illness. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused approaches are also part of her toolbox for building small, achievable changes.

Rebecca favors frequent contacts when helpful, including shorter check-ins to teach skills as situations arise. She frames counseling as a collaborative process where the client’s priorities guide each step. She asks new clients to schedule so sessions can be arranged at mutually workable times.

Sessions and planning reflect her practical style: noticing patterns, testing alternatives, and choosing strategies that fit daily life. People who want structured, hands-on work around thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills tend to find this approach useful.

How Rebecca applies structured approaches in online work