Rebecca Kinnunen, LCSW

Rebecca Kinnunen is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin with 17 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, anger, and coping with life changes. She aims to treat people with respect and compassion and to help them take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Rebecca creates a calm space where people can talk through their experiences, thoughts, and feelings. She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Sessions are collaborative and practical, with attention to what matters most to the individual.

In her practice Rebecca addresses topics such as communication problems, blended family issues, and challenges that arise around work and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with substance use concerns, body image, codependency, guilt, shame, and jealousy. Aging and geriatric issues are part of her focus areas as well.

Her approach centers on listening first, then helping clients set clear, achievable goals. Rebecca helps people name patterns, try new ways of responding, and build skills for everyday life. Progress is paced to match each person’s needs.

Rebecca encourages taking the first step even when it feels hard. She offers steady support while people build on their existing strengths and work toward the changes they want to make.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Rebecca draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach she uses helps people recognize unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior, then practice new skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress. This approach suits concerns like worry, work stress, and everyday tension.

Another approach emphasizes improving communication and relationship habits. It involves noticing interaction patterns, trying different responses, and building clearer ways of expressing needs. This is useful for relationship strain, family conflict, and blended family issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rebecca collaborates with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. She treats the choice of technique as flexible and based on what the client prefers and what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in her biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during workday breaks. It can also offer options for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Ask about available formats when you schedule so you can pick what fits your routine.