Rebecca Smith, LICSW, LCSW

Rebecca Smith is a licensed social worker practicing in West Virginia. She holds the LICSW credential and the LCSW credential and brings nearly a decade of experience as a clinician. She focuses on relationship concerns alongside a broad range of emotional and life stressors. Rebecca aims to meet people where they are and help them take the next steps.

She centers conversations on the person in front of her, not a one-size plan. Sessions focus on practical problem solving, strengthening coping skills, and improving patterns that get in the way of better connection. Rebecca uses straightforward tools to address anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and issues with self-esteem or motivation.

Her approach draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to make sense of what’s happening and build new routines. Mindfulness techniques and Motivational Interviewing are used when people need help managing strong feelings or finding motivation to change. Narrative Therapy helps reframe painful stories and create a clearer path forward.

Rebecca adapts the pace to each person’s needs and respects different life stages and backgrounds. She also supports concerns such as addiction, sleep problems, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. The work can weave short-term problem solving with deeper reflection depending on what feels most useful.

People who want practical guidance and a collaborative partner tend to fit well. Rebecca encourages small, steady steps and checks in on what’s working. If you want a down-to-earth clinician who listens and helps plan next steps, she may be a good match.

How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s concerns and choices first. In practice this means listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters to the client, whether the goal is better communication or greater emotional balance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and behavioral experiments to change patterns that keep problems like anxiety and depression going.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice and sit with strong feelings without getting overwhelmed. It can help reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus for people juggling stress and caregiving demands.

Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Rebecca will help figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and daily life, and she adjusts plans as needs change. That process is collaborative and paced to what feels doable.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the source profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from quieter surroundings when that helps concentration. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in an online setting and adapt exercises to work well over distance.