- Focus on sleep and rest
- Evidence-informed approaches
- 20 years experience
About Rebecca
Rebecca Poladian is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 20 years of experience in mental health. She greets people with a calm, practical approach and treats each person as a partner in the work. Rebecca focuses on common life stresses such as anxiety, depression, sleep problems, relationship strain, and the day-to-day pressures of parenting and career change.
Her background includes long-term work with adults across a wide age range and experience addressing trauma and grief. Rebecca blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting space, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at patterns in close relationships.
Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Rebecca helps people set small goals, practice new skills, and try short exercises between meetings. She pays attention to readiness for change and tailors pacing so people feel able to keep going.
Her practice also includes work on addiction, attention-deficit concerns, body image, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to major life events. Sleeping and rest issues are part of the topics she addresses in those conversations.
Rebecca aims to support clients who want clear steps and steady encouragement. She invites curiosity, honesty, and gradual progress as the path toward better days.
How Rebecca uses therapy approaches online
Rebecca commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide her work. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so people can explore what matters to them. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing concrete strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at relationship patterns and the feelings behind them to help people change how they connect and respond.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rebecca will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, and then recommend which methods to try first. She adapts pacing and techniques so the work fits the client rather than asking the client to fit a rigid model.
If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options when you book. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for check-ins that match a client’s schedule. It also supports using worksheets, short skill practices between meetings, and guided exercises that get folded into day-to-day routines without promising any specific outcome.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Rebecca address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, relationship issues, parenting and career concerns, plus trauma, grief, addiction and many more life challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She pairs warm listening with goal-setting and hands-on exercises to build coping skills between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Rebecca has two decades of experience in mental health and has supported people across a wide adult age range with both short- and longer-term needs.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Pennsylvania.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.