Rebecca Andersen

Rebecca Andersen is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and family conflict. Her approach aims to make hard conversations feel manageable and to help clients take small, useful steps forward.

Rebecca draws on more than two decades of clinical work, offering straightforward talk therapy that centers the person in front of her. She uses client-centered listening so people feel heard, then brings in tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. Rebecca also uses narrative ideas to help clients reframe difficult stories about themselves and their lives.

Sessions are collaborative and practical. Rebecca helps clients set achievable goals, practice new ways of responding, and notice changes that matter day to day. She pays attention to how family patterns, relationship issues, and life transitions affect mood and functioning.

Her background includes long-term work with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strains, and caregiving stress. Rebecca also supports those dealing with body image, codependency, divorce and blended family challenges. Over time she has worked with clients on career stress, anger, and building self-esteem.

People who come for therapy can expect clear explanations, options for skills to try between sessions, and an emphasis on small, steady progress toward more satisfying relationships and a fuller life.

How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client’s experience. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what they hear, and helps people feel understood before suggesting changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact; sessions often include trying small homework tasks and practicing skills between meetings to reduce anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions in relationships and use that awareness to improve how they connect with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks in about what helps, adjusts techniques over time, and involves clients in planning next steps so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Confirm available session formats before booking, because the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where they need them most. Talk with Rebecca about scheduling needs and the types of sessions that will work best for everyday life.