About the Work

About psychotherapy

Your healing journey is greatly enhanced in the context of a therapeutic relationship that offers compassionate support and guidance, and a practical set of skills to help you negotiate difficult emotions. Learning how to have healthy, stable, and satisfying relationships is also integral to the healing process.

I have found that therapy outcome is greatly enhanced by addressing psychological issues from multiple perspectives. This is done by looking at how your thinking and thoughts can create stress and unhappiness; by learning to listen to your body and be more attuned to what it is telling you; and by becoming better acquainted with your emotional self, and ways to cope with and process difficult emotions. I also help you identify your strengths and use them to work more effectively with things that challenge you.

My years of experience as a therapist have taught me that the most important factor in healing and recovery is learning how to have a good relationship with yourself. This, in turn, leads to better relationships with others. In addressing these issues I use a gentle, empathic and integrated approach. It is my intention to help you gain greater self-awareness, be better able to cope with pain and stress, and experience more peace and well-being in your life.

Healing is best undertaken in the context of connection and teamwork. I will guide you in a process of collaborative exploration and inquiry that often includes other caregivers and appropriate referrals for adjunctive therapies. I will support you with a warm and caring presence that is grounded in 18 years of professional therapy practice.

About energy healing

It is my intention to empower you to develop skills for working with your own energy system. This kind of empowerment is very practical; you will learn how to clear your chakras and your energy field, ground yourself, and stay in balance. Many of us hold the energies of others,and I will teach you how to clear what doesn't belong to you.

Healing can take place either hands-on or hands-off. Generally, you will be on a massage table so you can deeply let go and completely open up to the experience. Energy healing can be very relaxing--many people fall asleep and wake up feeling rested. Sometimes it can bring up strong emotions. When this happens, I will give you concrete ways to work with these emotions between sessions.

Energy healing can be an intense process. In preparation for this journey, I will encourage you to create a loving support system. We will focus on your self-care skills and look at areas where they might be strengthened. Sometimes it is better to start with some talk therapy. For some, family-of-origin work is a important precursor to doing energy healing. I may also suggest you do some other types of healing work before we begin. This could include nutritional work, bodywork, or something like acupuncture. Energy healing is best undertaken in a slow and gentle way so you will stay in balance as you integrate the healing that occurs.

Rebecca’s background

Rebecca earned her master's degree in holistic counseling from Lesley College in 1992, and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in 2000. She trained extensively in the treatment of trauma, with a particular focus on feminist and multicultural contexts. She also developed a specialization in mind-body psychology that emphasizes the use of mindfulness practices.

Rebecca has finished all eight levels of training in Esoteric Healing. She completed a four-year apprenticeship in The Sunpoint Method™ of energy healing. She is currently training at the Energy Healing Institute.