Rebecca Staines is a dedicated and experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over nine years of experience as a mental health professional working in clinical settings.

Rebecca has an extensive background in working with adults, addressing a variety of needs including anxiety, depression, changing family dynamics, and loss. Employing an integrative approach, she works with adults, families, couples and adolescents to build better communication skills and enhance relationships. Rebecca is certified in Level One and Two of the Gottman Method for couples counseling, bringing a hopeful and positive approach to her work. Rebecca offers pre-marriage counseling to couples navigating the early stages of a relationship and helps to foster a strong foundation of commitment and trust. Using her extensive training in Internal Family Systems and understanding of advanced grief interventions to inform her clinical approach, Rebecca supports clients struggling with anxiety, trauma, and loss to healthy grieving and movement towards hope for the future.

Rebecca served as an elementary, middle, and high school counselor for over eight years and uses her extensive experience from the school environment and knowledge of the family system to inform her counseling methods. Rebecca is a mother of three and understands firsthand the demands that modern life places on parents and young families and the unique challenges children, adolescents and couples are facing in the Northern Virginia area. She is passionate about helping individuals navigate their challenges and achieve personal growth.

Rebecca earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Virginia and received her Master’s degree in Education and Human Development with a focus on School Counseling from The George Washington University in 2016.