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Online therapist

Rebekah Smith

Focused, practical support for family and life changes

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
Maine
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rebekah

Rebekah Smith is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on practical, evidence-based methods to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they are feeling and begin to make changes. Rebekah emphasizes clear goals and useful tools so conversations lead to action.

She is licensed in Maine as an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker). Rebekah uses short, focused sessions to tackle worries about parenting, family strain, and coping with life changes.

Background and approach

She offers concrete skills for sleep, mood, and managing strong emotions. When trauma or abuse is part of the story, she balances safety and steady pacing so progress does not feel rushed. Practical strategies and steady support are paired in each step.

Her approach blends acceptance and commitment techniques with cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and build more workable habits. Attachment-informed ideas help identify how past relationships shape current patterns. Dialectical and client-centered elements guide emotion regulation and respectful collaboration in sessions.

With four years of clinical experience, Rebekah works with common and complex issues including depression, bipolar concerns, substance-related struggles, and caregiving stress. She also addresses adoption and foster care matters, blended family problems, and aging or geriatric issues when relevant. Her practice attends to both day-to-day coping and longer-term life transitions.

Rebekah communicates in English and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and to schedule based on their needs and timing.

How therapy approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes where moving toward meaningful goals matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different behaviors to change mood and functioning. It often helps with depression, sleep problems, and anxiety by teaching clear skills and experiments people can do between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebekah will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will choose methods that make the most sense. The process is collaborative - adjustments are made if a technique does not feel like a good fit or if priorities shift over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules and family life. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or medical needs while keeping continuity between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, check progress, and support problem solving across sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rebekah address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, sleep and eating issues, parenting challenges, anger, self esteem, career stress, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative with a focus on setting clear goals. Rebekah blends acceptance, cognitive techniques, and emotion-focused work to teach skills people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with a range of concerns including substance-related struggles, family of origin issues, and compassion fatigue.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - licensed in Maine with license number ME LCSW LC17904.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How do fees and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Maine
Languages
English

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