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Rochelle Bard

Experienced LCSW combining faith and clinical care

LCSW California

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Rochelle

Rochelle Bard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California with three decades of experience in therapeutic practice. She blends clinical methods with faith-based perspectives for clients who choose that integration, drawing on Biblical wisdom alongside evidence-informed techniques.

Background and approach

Her work commonly addresses relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and issues with self-esteem and motivation. Rochelle emphasizes clients' personal strengths and perspectives, treating each person as the expert of their own story.

Her background includes supporting people through adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and blended family issues, caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood matters, and coping after disasters or medical crises. She aims to help clients build confidence, improve communication, and navigate separation or family-of-origin struggles.

Sessions are offered through multiple remote formats to accommodate different needs, and she helps clients take practical steps toward clearer goals and improved functioning. Rochelle presents a compassionate, collaborative style focused on identifying values, increasing resilience, and developing concrete strategies for change.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Rochelle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief reactions, and communication problems. ACT emphasizes clarifying personal values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning to accept difficult feelings while taking meaningful action toward goals, which is helpful for coping with loss, trauma reactions, and ongoing stress.

Finding the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. She works with each client to explore which methods align with their goals, faith preferences, and daily life, and adjusts tools and exercises based on progress and feedback so treatment stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or health needs. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care across locations and schedules, and allow licensed professionals to deliver focused, goal-oriented sessions while adapting homework and skill practice to fit each client’s routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rochelle commonly address?
She works with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem, and related areas such as attachment, blended families, caregiver stress, fertility, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, integrating clinical techniques with Biblical wisdom for clients who want faith-informed care.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of professional therapeutic experience supporting people through a wide range of life and family challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is licensed as an LCSW in California with license number CA LCSW 130873 and practices from California.
Which languages are available for sessions and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In which formats can sessions take place?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats, though note her profile indicates she uses remote formats to meet client needs.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseVisually impairedWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English