Rebecca Ness, LCSW

Rebecca Ness is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and life transitions. She has a calm, practical style and aims to make therapy feel like a clear conversation. Rebecca emphasizes listening and building on each person's strengths to move forward.

Rebecca has 10 years of professional experience and practices in Florida. Much of her work has been in cancer centers, supporting people through diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment life, and end-of-life care. She also works with people living with other chronic illnesses and with caregivers coping with the demands of long-term care.

She has additional training that informs work around sexual health and intimacy. Rebecca helps people reconnect with their bodies, address sexual dysfunction, and improve communication in intimate relationships. She approaches these topics directly and respectfully.

Her clinical style draws on client-centered, mindfulness, narrative, and solution-focused ways of working. Sessions often involve listening to someone’s story, finding small changes that make daily life easier, and practicing mindful attention to thoughts and feelings. She frames clients as the experts on their own lives while offering tools and gentle challenges when helpful.

Rebecca is particularly knowledgeable about aging and geriatric issues as they relate to chronic illness, caregiving, and changing relationships. She aims to create a practical plan people can use between sessions. If you want clear, compassionate support through difficult health or relationship changes, she may be a good match.

How Rebecca brings therapeutic approaches to online care

Rebecca draws on client-centered therapy to start sessions by listening closely to what matters most to you. This approach focuses on your goals and priorities and aims to make the session feel collaborative and grounded in your experience.

She also uses mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice thoughts, body sensations, and emotions without getting overwhelmed. Mindfulness skills can be useful for anxiety, chronic pain, grief, and stress that comes with health changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will help you decide which methods fit your needs and goals during early sessions. She tailors tools and pacing to your preferences and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how a meeting will take place. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people work on emotional and relational issues from wherever they are located in Florida, while Rebecca and other licensed professionals focus on practical steps you can use between sessions.