Rebecca ​S​t​.​ ​J​a​m​e​s, CSW-PIP, LMSW

Rebecca St. James is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with four years of clinical experience in Michigan. She lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, and bipolar disorder among the issues she works with. Rebecca speaks English and uses approaches drawn from well-known behaviorally focused therapies.

Rebecca uses straightforward, conversation-based sessions where clients set goals and identify small, manageable steps. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness skills appear in her work when emotion regulation or distress tolerance is needed.

In sessions she encourages clients to name what matters to them and to practice skills between meetings. Rebecca describes therapy as a collaborative effort - she helps people test ideas and track what works. Sessions focus on building practical strategies for everyday situations like social anxiety, panic, mood swings, low motivation, or grieving a loss.

She frames problems in plain language and avoids medical jargon. That makes it easier for someone worried about social situations or meeting new people to follow each step. Rebecca also pays attention to life transitions such as pregnancy, postpartum challenges, divorce, aging, and seasonal mood changes.

For someone feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or shame, Rebecca offers short, clear direction and repeated skill practice. She uses a strengths-based, client-centered stance so people can use their own values to guide change.

How Rebecca uses therapy approaches online