Becca Best, LPCC

About Becca

I’m curious by nature, which turns out to be useful in this job. I like learning, I like being outdoors, and my family and my animals get most of the rest of my time.

The reason I do this comes out of my own upbringing. I grew up in a very small town where mental health carried a stigma and the resources simply weren’t there, so I didn’t get the support I needed as a kid. I was in college the first time I sat down with a counselor. That experience gave me real insight into myself, into how I was raised, and into patterns I had noticed for years without having any idea what to do about them. It changed how I approach things, and it’s the reason I wanted to offer that to someone else.

I’ve also lost people I cared about who were struggling and never got the help that was available to them. I believe things could have gone differently for them. That stays with me, and it’s part of why I want to be there while somebody works through what’s in front of them.

Becca’s Approach to Care

I’m warm and I work collaboratively, and I won’t tell you how to live your life. What I’ll do is listen to the life you’re describing as the one you want, and then help you find the barriers in the way of it and figure out how to get around them.

Working with me usually means slowing down enough to notice what’s actually going on inside, and getting clear on why certain patterns keep turning up. I’m gentle, and I’m honest, which means when something important keeps surfacing in session I’m going to name it. What I’m working toward is you feeling more grounded, more connected to yourself, and more able to make choices that line up with what you actually value.

Three modalities do most of the work for me. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behavior are wired together, and how shifting one tends to shift the others. Dialectical behavior therapy holds acceptance and change at the same time, using mindfulness and distress tolerance to build emotional regulation and loosen black and white thinking, so that two things can be true at once. Acceptance and commitment therapy works on psychological flexibility: identifying your values, looking honestly at whether your actions match them, and moving toward the ones that do.

CBT came first and the other two grew out of it, so they share a foundation even though they feel different in the room. Which one we reach for depends on you.

Becca’s education and experience

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate practicing under supervision. My primary modalities are cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy, and I work with clients of all ages.

Becca’s license information

Credential: Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC)
License: #0024830
State: Colorado