RebeccaRedwood, LCSW

 Ms. Redwood has been a

 resident of Austin 

all of her adult life 

(she got here as soon as she could!), 

earning her undergraduate 

degree in Psychology from the 

University of Texas at Dallas and 

a Master of Science in Social Work

 from the University of Texas 

School of Social Work.

Upon graduation, she worked 

for the City of Austin Pediatric 

Home Care Unit, as 

part of a multi-disciplinary

 team that worked with families

 whose children had high risk 

health issues. 

 She counseled parents and 

assisted families in obtaining the 

community resources they needed.

After a brief respite to start

 her family, she re-entered the 

field as a psychotherapist for an 

Employee Assistance Program, 

where she counseled employees of Austin businesses, and their families.

At the invitation of Dr. Carol Pierce-Davis, 

Ms. Redwood joined 

Spicewood Psychotherapy Group  

and has enjoyed sharing space with her esteemed colleagues ever since. 

 Rebecca Redwood has a broad range of experience in working with adolescent and adult clients

 and their families.

Her practice includes:

• Individual counseling with adults and adolescents
  
• marriage and relationship counseling
  
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder counseling
• EMDR intervention
  

The focus of her practice is to support

 and assist clients 

in developing and practicing 

healthy coping skills and life patterns 

which they can use throughout their lives.

In her work with adults and adolescents, 

Ms. Redwood uses an interactive 

problem-solving therapeutic approach with ~

• Depression
  
• Anxiety
• Parenting Coaching and Support
• Infertility Issues
• Self and Life Goal Exploration
  
• Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse Recovery
  
• Trauma Processing and Resolution
  
• Relationship Problems
  
• Divorce and Separation
  
• Serious Illness
  
• Death and Dying
  
• School Problems
  
• Substance Abuse
  
• Job Loss or Career Change

The LCSW is a social worker

 trained in psychotherapy 

who helps individuals 

deal with a variety

 of mental health and

 daily living problems 

to  improve overall 

functioning and life satisfaction. 

The LCSW has a master's

 degree in social work

and has studied sociology, 

human growth and development,

  mental health theory 

and practice, human 

behavior/social  

environment, psychology,

 and research methods. 

Upon earning the degree,  

the social worker must

 then accrue at least 

2000-3000 hours of
supervised experience, or have 

at least 2-3 years of

 counseling experience, 

 depending upon licensure

 requirements for their state.  

Once licensed,  

the LCSW continues

 study with 30 hours

 of education 

every two years.