Rebecca Smith, LICSW, LCSW

Rebecca Smith is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in West Virginia. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings nine years of counseling experience to her work. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues with self-esteem. Rebecca speaks English and works with adults seeking practical, goal-focused support.

Rebecca uses clear, straightforward conversation to identify what is most troubling to a person. She adapts sessions to meet individual needs and focuses on measurable steps people can try between meetings. Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered listening and mindfulness strategies.

She also brings techniques from motivational interviewing and narrative therapy when those tools fit a situation. That can help with motivation, addictive behaviors, or sorting through painful past experiences. Rebecca pays attention to daily routines like sleep and caregiving demands when shaping treatment plans.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, career strain, compassion fatigue, and coping with major life changes. She addresses problems linked to family of origin, attachment wounds, codependency, and forgiveness at a pace the person chooses.

Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The subscription-based format can be canceled at any time and scheduling follows therapist availability. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to get started.

How Rebecca’s Approaches Work Online

Rebecca often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT-style techniques are practical and suit concerns like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood shifts.

She also draws from client-centered therapy, which means conversations focus on the person's own goals and pace. That approach emphasizes being heard and shaping plans together rather than following a script.

Mindfulness therapy is used to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity. These skills can help with stress, anger, and grounding after upsetting experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual connection, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer a flexible way to share brief updates or get ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and day-to-day life.