Rebecca Westgate, LCSW

Rebecca Westgate is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana with nine years of clinical experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. She focuses on helping individuals manage trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and related concerns while also addressing issues connected to attachment, abandonment, isolation, and post-traumatic stress. Her work includes experience with child and family matters and supporting clients affected by incarceration.

Her practice emphasizes a compassionate, tailored approach that recognizes each person has a distinct path to healing. Rebecca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients process traumatic memories, build practical coping strategies, and strengthen emotional resilience. Techniques she draws on include Motivational Interviewing to support readiness for change, Progressive Counting for trauma processing, Solutions Based Brief Therapy for focused, goal-oriented work, and Cognitive Behavioral Trauma Therapy to address how thoughts and behaviors relate to symptoms.

Rebecca takes a collaborative stance in therapy, partnering with clients to set goals and adapt interventions to individual needs and preferences. She offers services in English and aims to create an environment where people can explore their experiences, develop skills for daily life, and move toward meaningful personal growth.

Evidence-based approaches for online trauma and mood care

Rebecca integrates proven therapeutic methods to address trauma, mood, and anxiety in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Trauma Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that maintain symptoms, helping clients develop more effective coping skills for depression and anxiety. Motivational Interviewing uses a collaborative conversational style to strengthen a person’s own motivation and commitment to change, often useful when clients feel stuck or ambivalent about next steps. Progressive Counting is a trauma processing technique that gradually reduces distress associated with traumatic memories by guided, structured exposure and pacing.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Rebecca works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, set goals, and adapt techniques so treatment aligns with the client’s preferences and progress. Clients are involved in choosing which methods feel most helpful.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and those with mobility or transportation constraints. These options allow consistent access to licensed professionals and make it easier to maintain regular appointments and continue therapeutic work from home or wherever the client feels most comfortable.