Rebecca Hathorn , LCSW

Rebecca Hathorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with extensive experience supporting people through life changes, relationship challenges, and trauma. She brings a compassionate, down-to-earth approach to therapy and emphasizes the importance of a trusting therapeutic relationship as the foundation for meaningful progress. Her practice focuses on depression, anxiety, stress tied to work, school, family and relationships, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, attachment disruptions, and concerns common to LGBTQ clients. Rebecca also has considerable experience with foster care, adoption, transition-age youth, parenting stress, and blended family dynamics.

Rebecca aims to help clients find their own solutions by listening carefully, offering thoughtful reflections, and making practical suggestions. She prioritizes genuine acceptance and collaborative goal-setting so that people feel comfortable exploring difficult topics and discovering new ways forward. Her work also addresses issues such as codependency, communication problems, midlife and career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Rebecca offers online options including messaging and live chat sessions, and she typically checks messages twice each day, seven days per week. Prospective clients are encouraged to message first about scheduling, since calendar listings may not show all possible availability. Rebecca practices with the credential LCSW which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a California license (CA LCSW 26832).

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Rebecca Hathorn

Rebecca uses client-centered therapy to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work; this approach helps people build trust, explore emotions, and strengthen self-understanding when facing relationship issues, parenting stress, or life transitions. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. Motivational interviewing is another tool Rebecca uses to support people who want to make meaningful changes but feel ambivalent - it focuses on clarifying personal goals and strengthening motivation for steps forward.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rebecca works with each person to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as trust and insight grow. The aim is to combine practical skills with a supportive therapeutic relationship so clients can make sustainable changes.

Online therapy with Rebecca is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules and people in different life stages. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into work or family commitments, and access licensed professionals without the need for in-person visits.