Rebbeca Turnbull

I want my clients to know that therapy with me is the one place where you don't have to pretend you're "fine." You can tell me the intrusive thought, the embarrassing story, the irrational jealousy, the relationship red flag you ignored for the 14th time, or the thing you've never admitted out loud because you're convinced you'll be judged. You won't be.

I've probably heard weirder. If I haven't, congratulations—you've unlocked a new achievement.

We'll laugh when it's appropriate, swear if that's your language, celebrate every tiny win, and gently investigate why your brain keeps choosing chaos when peace was also an option. I'll validate your feelings, but I won't validate your self-sabotage. My goal isn't to make you feel comfortable forever—it's to help you build a life where you don't need therapy nearly as much.

My approach to therapy is real, collaborative, and refreshingly honest. I use evidence-based approaches like CBT and DBT, but I don't believe healing comes from checking boxes or following a cookie-cutter formula. Every person is different, so therapy should be too.

We'll spend time understanding why your brain does what it does, where your patterns came from, and what keeps pulling you back into the same cycles. I'll validate your experiences while also challenging the beliefs and behaviors that are no longer serving you. Sometimes that means hard conversations, uncomfortable truths, and celebrating the tiny victories that don't always feel glamorous—but those are usually the moments where real growth happens.

I'm not here to just nod while you vent for 50 minutes (although sometimes you absolutely need a session to unload). I'm here to help you leave with new perspectives, practical tools, and a plan to start creating a life that feels better—not just one that looks okay from the outside.

Let's be honest—first therapy sessions can be awkward. You're telling a complete stranger about your life, and somehow that's supposed to feel normal? I get it.

My goal is to make the process feel as comfortable, natural, and human as possible. We'll talk about what's been happening, what's been weighing on you, and what you're hoping will be different. I'll ask questions, help guide the conversation, and start connecting the dots between your experiences, thoughts, emotions, and patterns—but there's no pressure to tell me your entire life story in one session.

You don't have to show up with perfectly organized thoughts or know exactly what to say. Come anxious, overwhelmed, skeptical, emotionally exhausted, talkative, quiet, or somewhere in between. Cry if you need to. Laugh if that's how you cope. Sit in silence for a minute if your brain needs a second. We'll figure it out together.

The first session isn't about me judging you—it's about us getting to know each other and deciding whether we're a good fit. My hope is that by the end of it, you'll leave thinking, "Okay... maybe this isn't as scary as I thought."