Rebecca Mitchell, LCSW, MSEd, SIFI

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When Knowing Isn't Enough
There's a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from trying hard and not getting anywhere. You understand yourself. You've done the reflecting. And yet the same patterns show up, the same feelings return, the same relationships disappoint in the same ways. That gap between knowing and changing is real, and it's not a personal failing. It's where therapy actually begins.

Who This Work Is For
People who come to me are tired of surface-level answers. They want to understand not just what happened to them, but why it still lives in them, and how to stop being governed by it. Much of what we call anxiety, depression, or relationship trouble has roots in experiences the mind has tried to protect us from. That protection has a cost. My job is to help you find those places gently, without forcing anything, and to work through them in a way that actually sticks.

How We Work Together
The approaches we use — EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) — work at the level where change actually happens. Not just in thought, but in the body and in the deeper parts of the self that don't respond to logic alone. These aren't techniques applied mechanically. They're frameworks for a relationship that feels honest, warm, and safe enough for real work.

My Background
This path to therapy came through teaching. Years as a special education teacher led to an MSW at Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work, then work at the VA PTSD clinic in New York. That experience gave me something a textbook couldn't: a deep respect for how hard people work just to get through their days, and how much capacity for change most people have when someone actually meets them where they are.

What to Expect
Warmth and directness live together in this work. There will be gentle pushback when it helps. Nothing you bring will shock me, and nothing will make me turn away.

Getting Started
Sessions are available in person in Manhattan and virtually throughout New York. The fee is $250 per session, with a free 15-minute consultation to start.

As an out-of-network provider, most clients are reimbursed between 50 and 80 percent of the session fee through their insurance. Navigating that process can feel confusing at first, and part of getting started together includes making sure you have the information you need to maximize reimbursement. Monthly superbills are provided automatically. 


Rebecca Mitchell Reaches

Manhattan NY