Rebecca has provided mental health counseling to people for twenty years. She has been in the mental health field since 1998 and has worked at Community Mental Health agencies and other private practices in the past. She has twelve years of experience working in private practice with children, adolescents, adults and families. Rebecca has expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and has utilized CBT and DBT techniques within individual sessions and groups for teens and adults. She holds certificates in both treatment approaches and assists in guiding people to learn how thoughts, feelings and actions are connected.

Rebecca also has twenty-five years of experience in leading group fitness and guiding people to connect mental health and fitness for overall well-being. She supports exercise and therapeutic interventions to create change, decrease misery, problem-solve, increase confidence and lead people to make effective decisions in their lives. Rebecca’s treatment approaches guide people towards symptom management and stress relief, and include skills to connect how the past can effect present and future choices, and skills to achieve goals and reduce suffering.

Rebecca believes that movement and therapeutic techniques create changes in the brain and body that can reduce emotional, psychological and physical pain. She assists people in using movement, relaxation strategies and cognitive-behavioral techniques to create a healthy balance both physically and emotionally. She focuses on techniques to help people connect their mind and bodies, which can counter dysregulation and build trust within themselves. Rebecca has a passion for health and wellness and enjoys assisting people in reaching for goals and building a life of vitality.

Rebecca is a provider for the following insurance companies: Humana, Magellan, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, United Health Care, UMR and Cigna. Rebecca Leifeld can be reached at 847-708-4527 or by email at RebeccaLeifeld19@gmail.com.