Rebekah Smith

I work with adults and older adults with difficulties with mood, anxiety, trauma effects, life transition difficulties, grief, adjustment to illness / cognitive changes.
Rebekah Smith
N/A
Christchurch

Address

23 Kilmarnock St, Riccarton, Christchurch, ,

Availability

Some availability with 6 to 8 week wait.

About

I enjoy working with clients to address matters that are distressing for them. To do this, different problems need different approaches - my training base is in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which can be very useful for some people with anxiety or mood difficulties. I also use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to work with other clients where a different approach to their thoughts and feelings might be helpful. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing can be very helpful for clients living with the effects of trauma, alongside other narrative approaches to processing trauma. I am familiar with working with people over 65 and the complexities that this time of life can bring in terms of health changes, life changes, aspects of grief, and relationship changes.

Specialist areas

ACC
Adjustment to chronic illness
Anxiety
Depression
Adjustment to physical disability
Dementia
Impairment assessment
Grief and bereavement
Health Anxiety Disorder
Life transition and adjustment
Mindfulness
Professional supervision
Mood disorders
Pain management
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Professional burnout
Sexual abuse
Phobias
Positive psychology
Post traumatic stress disorder
Trauma
Terminal illness

Client types

Older Adult
Adult