Rebecca Soto , LMHC

Rebecca Soto is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and those trying to cope with major life changes. She also supports people navigating family concerns and related challenges.

Rebecca writes session plans to match each person’s needs. She listens first, then helps set simple goals. Conversations are practical and direct, with steps people can try between sessions. Her style is calm and respectful while keeping focused on what matters most to the client.

Her background includes many years helping people with abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care questions, and blended family concerns. She also addresses communication problems, family of origin issues, and multicultural concerns. Rebecca has experience supporting people living with chronic pain, illness, or disability and with mood disorders.

Sessions can touch on immigration-related stress, isolation or loneliness, and finding life purpose. She is experienced working with people on the autism spectrum and those coping with impulsivity. Rebecca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's situation.

Conversations may be in English or Spanish. Rebecca frames therapy as a collaborative process where clients set the pace and direction. She encourages small changes that add up over time and helps people build skills to manage symptoms and handle everyday pressures.

Evidence-based approaches and online delivery

Rebecca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing new ways of responding to anxiety and low mood, which can help with stress and depression. Another approach centers on understanding attachment and relationship patterns to improve family communication and address abandonment or attachment concerns.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the client's needs and adjust over time based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let people keep visual connection, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be used for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility constraints, while keeping therapy practical and accessible.