Therapist profile
Rebecca Smith, LICSW, LCSW
West Virginia
LICSW counselor - stress and codependency
Continue with RebeccaWhere Rebecca stands
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- License
- LICSW, West Virginia / DP00941912; LCSW, Virginia / 0904017934
- NPI
- 1952837817
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- West Virginia
About
- Client-centered work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
About Rebecca
Rebecca Smith is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in West Virginia and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia. She has nine years of formal clinical experience and a longer professional background in related work. Rebecca works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction-related concerns.
She also supports people coping with relationship and intimacy challenges, family-of-origin issues, codependency, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Rebecca uses straightforward conversation and practical steps to help people notice patterns that keep causing pain. She pays attention to how past attachments and abandonment experiences affect present behavior.
Her style blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. That means sessions often begin with the client’s priorities, move into small behavioral experiments or thought work, and include simple grounding or breathing practices when needed. Motivational interviewing and narrative work add focus when someone needs help finding new motivation or making sense of their story.
Rebecca aims to make sessions clear and focused. She can help people practice saying no, set boundaries, manage anger and reduce people-pleasing habits. She also assists those facing complicated losses, domestic violence aftermath, or challenges tied to caregiving and aging relatives.
People are guided to specific next steps they can try between visits. To begin, visitors are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Rebecca often uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Client-centered work focuses on the client’s concerns first, so the therapist listens and helps clarify what matters most in each session. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and uses practical steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and people-pleasing habits.She also draws on mindfulness techniques to teach simple grounding exercises and breathing practices that reduce reactivity. These approaches are used to notice patterns, practice new responses, and build small changes into daily life. Deciding which methods to emphasize is a collaborative process; the therapist and client review goals and try approaches that fit the client’s style and needs.
The biography does not specify particular session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier, help fit sessions into a busy life, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Rebecca aims to convert the same practical exercises and conversation style used in person into an online setting, helping people try concrete steps between meetings.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
West Virginia, Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and codependency among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques such as cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches.
How much experience does she have?
Rebecca has nine years of clinical experience and additional professional experience in related settings prior to her current licensure.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds WV LICSW and VA LCSW credentials and is based in West Virginia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.