- Compassionate listener
- Practical skills focused
- Works with trauma
About Rebecca
Rebecca Zabinski is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with 13 years of experience. She greets people with a warm, interactive style and aims to make sessions feel respectful and compassionate. Rebecca helps clients who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and other life changes.
She has worked with concerns that include trauma and abuse, parenting and foster-care questions, addiction, sleep problems, and challenges related to ADHD and autism spectrum differences. Rebecca also supports people dealing with chronic illness and caregiver stress, body image, and career worries. She lists living with health challenges among the issues she helps people navigate.
Her approach blends several practical methods. Rebecca uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new skills. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how close relationships shape current patterns. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and steady attention.
Sessions are described as collaborative and tailored. Rebecca works with each person to set goals and find steps that fit day-to-day life. Her manner combines direct skill teaching with active listening and empathy.
She encourages people who are ready to try therapy to take the first step. The intake process includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling that fits the client and therapist. Rebecca aims to support people as they build confidence and cope with the challenges they bring into therapy.
She has worked with concerns that include trauma and abuse, parenting and foster-care questions, addiction, sleep problems, and challenges related to ADHD and autism spectrum differences. Rebecca also supports people dealing with chronic illness and caregiver stress, body image, and career worries. She lists living with health challenges among the issues she helps people navigate.
Her approach blends several practical methods. Rebecca uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new skills. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how close relationships shape current patterns. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and steady attention.
Sessions are described as collaborative and tailored. Rebecca works with each person to set goals and find steps that fit day-to-day life. Her manner combines direct skill teaching with active listening and empathy.
She encourages people who are ready to try therapy to take the first step. The intake process includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling that fits the client and therapist. Rebecca aims to support people as they build confidence and cope with the challenges they bring into therapy.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Approaches that translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In therapy this often means mapping relationship patterns, naming needs, and practicing new ways of connecting. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to improve mood and functioning. Mindfulness practices teach attention skills and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and ease stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose which methods to try based on goals, symptoms, and personal preference. That plan can change as work unfolds, with regular check-ins about what is helpful.
Details about session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow follow-up between in-person visits when needed. It can also let people use phone-only check-ins, take part without video, or schedule sessions around work and caregiving routines, depending on the session options offered.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Rebecca help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar and other life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions combine listening with practical skill building and gentle guidance.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Rebecca has 13 years of experience working as a counselor and therapist in Minnesota.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Minnesota LPCC, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and she practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.