Rebecca Wagner , LMHC

Rebecca Wagner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in upstate New York with 19 years of experience working primarily with adolescents and families. She brings extensive experience addressing depression, adolescent anxiety, parenting and co-parenting concerns, self-harming urges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, borderline personality disorder, living with a family member who has persistent mental illness, and the transition to adulthood.

She practices from a client-centered perspective, meaning she treats the person receiving care as the expert on their life and focuses on collaborative planning and practical tools. As an LMHC - a licensed professional trained to provide mental health counseling - she emphasizes building skills that support everyday functioning and long-term coping.

Rebecca is trained in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and she integrates those methods to help with emotion regulation, distress tolerance, trauma responses, and behavioral patterns that interfere with goals. She values telehealth for its ability to allow more frequent contacts and brief check-ins, which can enable timely skills coaching and support.

Her work also addresses ADHD, grief, relationship and family problems, panic disorder, self-harm, sexual assault and abuse, adoption and foster care issues, and autism spectrum presentations. Her approach is non-judgmental and tailored to the unique needs of each individual and family.