Warm, Collaborative, Individualized Care

“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.”

— Aeschylus

The prospect of change can be frightening, but it can also bring greater happiness, growth, and meaning to your life. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I take a warm, collaborative, individualized, and culturally humble approach to psychotherapy. My goal is to provide a safe environment where individuals from all backgrounds can feel comfortable discussing their challenges and life goals.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist located in Pittsburgh, PA with expertise in evidence-based treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, infertility, perinatal loss, and parenting. I also specialize in treating adults struggling with depressive and anxiety disorders, healing from traumatic experiences, navigating life transitions, and experiencing relationship difficulties.

In addition to in person session in Pittsburgh, PA, I can provide teletherapy in participating states pursuant to PSYPACT Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) under the PSYPACT Commission E. Passport Mobility Number 15679 (includes PA, OH, WV and 34 additional states).

Meet Dr. Rebecca Brent

Specialities & Approach

Specialties

  • Reproductive Mental Health

  • Anxiety and Mood Concerns

  • Trauma 

  • Grief 

  • Relationship Concerns

  • Parenting

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Circle of Security Parenting 

  • The Mind Body Program for Fertility 

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Treatment Approaches

  • Behavioral Activation 

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

  • Family-Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy 

  • Interpersonal & Social Rhythm Therapy for Bipolar Disorder (IPSRT)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Michigan Model DBT for Pregnancy & Postpartum

Services

  • Individual therapy gives you a confidential space to treat distressing feelings, reassess past or current experiences and learn new coping strategies to manage challenging life events. I integrate a variety of evidence-based treatment models to help individuals navigate life transitions, manage distressing mental health symptoms, grief, and/or relationship challenges.

  • I offer Circle of Security Parenting Groups. Please contact me to inquire about any current groups.

  • Family therapy involves the opportunity to strengthen family units through open communication.

  • I have experience providing supervision to psychology graduate students, interns, postdoctoral fellows in reproductive psychology. I have also provided consultation to clinicians and health systems interested in establishing perinatal mental health services. Please contact me to inquire about supervision or consultation.

Reach out to schedule a consultation.

“A seed is small but rich with possibility, like love, which is as humble as it is powerful.

- Pir Zia Inayat-Khan from “The Seed of Love”