Rebecca Burton LMFT, Practice Founder

(She/Her/Hers)

860-281-1133 x2 or 860-248-6645

Hey, hey! I’m Rebecca and I’ve been holding space for people as a therapist for over 20 years. I’m glad you found us here at Beehive. I fill a couple of roles at Beehive Counseling: I’m the Practice Director/Founder, Clinical Supervisor, and Clinician. I’m a white, queer, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, and my passion is social justice - unpacking and confronting systemic oppression, including the harms done by the field of mental health. In our work together, we tackle the messy stuff - not just psychology, but politics, privilege, capitalism, community, ancestors, gender and sexuality…and where they all intersect. Questioning the status quo is my jam.

I am also a collapse-aware therapist. If you’re struggling with the climate crisis, traumatized by end-stage capitalism, or wondering how to live in a world that’s failing, I’m here for it. It’s hard to find hope, but I promise you it can be found in activism, community, and nature. Let’s talk about it.

I strive toward the decolonization of therapy and liberation for the people, as defined by my incredibly wise teacher Shawna Murray-Browne PhD. I am a proud member of the first cohort of Dr. Murray-Browne’s Therapy That Liberates Intensive, which has informed my work through and through. As a white woman who grew up in the 70s and 80s, I am keenly aware that I hold enormous privilege and power, and am committed to accountability within community, to acknowledge and minimize harm in my work.

A little more about me: I graduated with my masters degree in Marriage & Family Therapy at Central Connecticut State University in 2001. After graduation, I continued to work at my internship agency and went on to earn my LMFT license in Connecticut in 2003. I was fortunate to have the experience of working with all sorts of clients - including children, couples, and families - many of them struggling with poverty, substance abuse, sexual abuse, and/or domestic violence. I went on to work at an outpatient hospital clinic and at an agency that provided in-home therapy for adolescents and their families before opening my own private practice in Connecticut in 2005. I began to work primarily with anxious, stressed out individuals to help clients find peace in their relationships and their lives. I'm also licensed in New York State and Vermont. In 2019 I began Beehive Counseling as a career-long dream to bring together a team of fiercely creative and skilled therapists to provide accessible, excellent therapy services.

What am I doing when I’m not at the office?

I am inspired by learning, so I’m often doing research or reading, and I read for pleasure too. I attend 3 Spanish classes a week, and can understand much more than I can say! I go to libraries, eat delicious food, hike, and do road trips stopping to find weird places along the way.

Resources I recommend:

Books I Love
Decolonizing Therapy
Hospicing Modernity
Rest is Resistance
Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home
Braiding Sweetgrass
The Ministry for the Future
A Psalm for the Wild Built

IG Accounts
@thevirtualcouchtherapy
@jenlemen
@healasista
@the.ethical.dilemma

Resources for Exploring
The Work of Tema Okun
An Article on “Toxic Capitalism”