Rebecca Smith
Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions
LICSW, LCSW West Virginia
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Rebecca
Rebecca Smith is a licensed social worker practicing in West Virginia who draws on nearly a decade of clinical experience to support people facing a wide range of life challenges.
Background and approach
As an LICSW and LCSW she works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and self-esteem struggles. Her background also includes focused attention on matters like caregiving stress, attachment and abandonment, family of origin difficulties, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach centers on listening with respect and adapting therapeutic work to fit each person’s circumstances. She uses evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative strategies to help clients build skills, reframe unhelpful patterns, and reconnect with personal values and motivation.
Rebecca emphasizes collaborative goal setting and tailors conversations and interventions to meet individual needs, believing that taking the first step toward help is an important act of courage. She offers services in English and provides sessions through a variety of online formats to increase accessibility for people living in West Virginia.
Rebecca holds WV LICSW DP00941912 and VA LCSW 0904017934 and brings a compassionate, strengths-oriented stance to clinical work.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Rebecca commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is practical for managing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. She also incorporates Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and creating a collaborative therapeutic relationship to support personal growth and self-directed change. Mindfulness Therapy is woven into her work as well, teaching present-focused awareness and skills that can reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She partners with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in sessions, adjusting methods over time to match progress and changing needs. This collaborative orientation helps clients find strategies that are both meaningful and workable for their lives.
Online therapy with her uses flexible formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to access support from home in West Virginia. These options allow for consistent contact, real-time skill practice, and ongoing check-ins while accommodating different comfort levels and logistical needs.
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Experience
9+ years
Licensed
West Virginia, Virginia
Languages
English