About Reba
Reba Parla brings a warm, welcoming presence to sessions and centers work on what people already do well. She highlights past successes so clients can see change as possible. Reba blends practical exercises with conversational check-ins to keep progress on track.
She uses affirmations and breathing exercises during sessions to help manage stress, anxiety, and anger. Reba also draws on cognitive approaches and a strengths-based perspective to help with low self-esteem and depression.
How Reba works
These methods aim to build skills that people can use after sessions end. Over five years as a licensed clinical social worker, she has supported people facing attention differences such as ADHD and mood-related concerns including seasonal shifts. Her work also covers difficulties like emptiness, guilt, shame, and communication problems.
Reba pays attention to life stage issues such as aging and midlife transitions. She helps people handle practical challenges like hoarding, impulsivity, and problems linked to intellectual disability. Reba also addresses relationship-related strains such as blended family issues, codependency, and commitment worries.
Sessions include concrete strategies and short exercises to try between meetings. Reba practices in Maine and conducts sessions in English. She asks clients to check in regularly about how the approach is working so adjustments can be made.
The focus is on steady, usable change that fits each person’s life.
What Reba works with
The areas below are the ones Reba selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Reba uses cognitive approaches that focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavior changes. This method helps with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and mood shifts by teaching practical ways to respond to difficult thoughts.She also relies on a strengths-based approach that highlights existing abilities and successes. That work helps people stay motivated, manage stress, and build on what already works in everyday life through short, doable tasks.
Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try approaches in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are involved in decisions about which exercises and strategies to keep.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people share brief updates, try short exercises, or maintain momentum between longer meetings. These options provide flexibility for scheduling and different daily routines.
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