LCSW, 4 years of experience
New to Grow
Hi — I’m Zach Rehbein-Jones, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin and California. I specialize in helping adultsnavigate anxiety, depression, and substance-use challenges. Using evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, I draw on both professional training and personal experience — I’ve been in recovery for over seven years — to create a warm, strength-based space. My goal is to walk alongside you, helping you tap into your resilience and build meaningful, lasting change.
In our first session, we’ll slow things down and get to know what’s bringing you in, what you’ve been carrying, and what you want life to feel like instead. I’ll ask questions to understand your history, your strengths, and the patterns you’ve noticed, but there’s no pressure to share anything before you’re ready. Together, we’ll begin identifying clear goals and talk through what therapy can look like for you. My priority is to create a space where you feel comfortable, understood, and supported from the very start.
My greatest strengths are my ability to build genuine connection quickly, to offer clear and practical guidance, and to balance honesty with compassion. I’m skilled at cutting through the noise to identify the core issue, helping clients feel both understood and challenged in a supportive way. My approach is grounded in evidence-based methods like CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, but always tailored to each person’s needs. Clients often tell me they appreciate my calm presence, straightforward communication, and the way I help them make progress they can actually feel in their everyday lives.
My ideal clients are individuals who feel stuck — people who want to change but aren’t sure where to start, or who keep running into the same emotional patterns. I work best with adults and teens navigating anxiety, depression, relationship strain, self-doubt, or recovery-related challenges. Many of my clients are motivated, thoughtful, and insightful, but they’re tired of managing everything alone and ready for support that’s practical, honest, and grounded. I’m especially well-suited for people who appreciate a collaborative, down-to-earth approach and want to build skills they can use immediately in their daily lives.
I use CBT by helping clients identify the thought patterns that keep them stuck and teaching practical strategies to shift those patterns in real time. Together, we map out how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another, and we pinpoint the beliefs that fuel anxiety, depression, or self-criticism. I guide clients through exercises that build awareness, challenge unhelpful thinking, and create new habits that support their goals. Whether we’re working on managing stress, improving communication, or breaking old cycles, CBT gives us a structured, effective framework to create lasting, meaningful change.
I use DBT to help clients build concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving relationships, and staying grounded when life feels overwhelming. In sessions, we focus on practical tools from the four DBT modules—mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. I help clients learn how to slow down, understand what their emotions are trying to tell them, and respond in ways that support their long-term goals rather than old patterns. DBT adds structure and real-world skills to therapy, giving clients a toolkit they can use immediately both inside and outside the session.
I use Motivational Interviewing to help clients explore their ambivalence, clarify what they truly want, and strengthen their confidence to make meaningful change. Instead of pushing or directing, I take a collaborative approach—asking thoughtful questions, reflecting your values, and helping you uncover your own motivations. This method is especially effective when clients feel stuck, uncertain, or discouraged. By highlighting your strengths and the progress you’ve already made, we build momentum toward change that feels authentic, intentional, and sustainable.
I use mindfulness-based therapy to help clients become more present, less reactive, and more aware of the patterns that shape their emotions and behaviors. Together, we practice slowing down, noticing thoughts and feelings without judgment, and creating space between an emotion and the response that follows. This helps clients reduce anxiety, manage stress, and break automatic cycles that no longer serve them. I integrate simple, practical mindfulness exercises into sessions—grounding, breath work, and body awareness—so clients can build skills they can use anytime life feels overwhelming or disconnected.