Dr. Jankovich has been working as a psychologist since 1974. She works with a range of problems including relationships, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, grief, trauma, and struggles with life transitions. Rebecca practices what she preaches to not burn out by leaving the office to ride equine races with her horses, and travel the world.
New Years: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
New Year’s Eve, time to look back on the year, and forward to the future.
1/5/2021 • 1 minute, 13 seconds
Holidays: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
The Holidays can be a difficult time because of the expectations that all should be good in your life.
12/25/2020 • 1 minute, 23 seconds
Why Do I Have To Be The One To Make All The Changes?: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
What I’m about to say does not apply to people in relationships in which physical, verbal or emotional abuse occurs.
12/4/2020 • 1 minute, 18 seconds
What Makes You Grateful: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
Today is a time to consider what makes you grateful.
11/29/2020 • 1 minute, 19 seconds
Whether to Bail Out: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
It is a wrenching decision whether you bail your child out of jail.
11/21/2020 • 1 minute, 19 seconds
Knowing Your Child Is Anxious: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
It’s hard to know when your child’s behavior is out of the ordinary.
11/13/2020 • 1 minute, 9 seconds
Friends Listen: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
There’s an art in how to listen to someone talking, whether it be telling a story or discussing a problem.
11/6/2020 • 1 minute
Resiliency: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
Resiliency is being able to adapt to whatever happens, as opposed to reacting to changes with anger, hopelessness or despair.
10/23/2020 • 1 minute, 14 seconds
‘PMS is not just a cliché’: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
Dr. Barrett, a neuroscientist, reported in the New York Times (‘PMS is not just a cliché’. NYT, 6/8/2019) that Premenstrual Syndrome is a real, biological event for some women; the hormonal changes prior to flow of menses, cause women with PMS to experience more intense and negative emotions.
10/17/2020 • 1 minute, 22 seconds
Interpreting Motives: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
I worked with a couple having an intense fight.
10/8/2020 • 1 minute, 16 seconds
'I Told You So': Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
It feels so good to be right…so good that you want to say “I told you so” when what you predicted, comes true.
10/1/2020 • 1 minute, 20 seconds
Funerals And The Ex: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
When you’re divorced and your Ex dies, the rituals of grief can be awkward.
9/24/2020 • 1 minute, 15 seconds
Political Fights At Home: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
Couples may argue over politics. One is conservative and the other liberal. Discussing differences of opinion can help you understand your partner’s beliefs and know them better.
9/22/2020 • 1 minute, 15 seconds
Adjusting To Divorce: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
It’s difficult to adjust to a divorce if you’ve been married since you were in your 20’s, and your life has been centered around family and work.
9/14/2020 • 1 minute, 12 seconds
Getting Rid Of Fear Of Being Disliked: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
Clients ask what they can do to care less about whether people like them.
9/11/2020 • 1 minute, 18 seconds
Accepting A Loved One's Dementia: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
When a loved one has dementia, you go through stages of acceptance.
8/28/2020 • 1 minute, 19 seconds
Prepping Your Teen Financially For College: Relationships With Dr. Jankovich
The New York Times suggests before sending your teenager to college, teach them financial basics.
8/21/2020 • 1 minute, 11 seconds
Relationships with Dr. Jankovich: Mixed Feelings
Emotions are complex but not always rational.
8/14/2020 • 1 minute, 18 seconds
Relationships with Dr. Jankovich: Processing Divorce
When you are not the one who wanted the divorce, getting through losing your marriage is much harder than if you’re the one who wanted the divorce.
8/6/2020 • 1 minute, 13 seconds
Relationships with Dr. Jankovich: Adult Phone Usage
In my office partners complain about their person being on the phone rather than paying attention to them. It’s not just teenagers who are glued to their phones.
