- Goal focused
- Values driven
- Skill building
About Rainey
Rainey Boateng is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and other life challenges. She brings a calm, practical style and focuses on clear goals to make progress feel manageable. She works with adults facing depression, relationship strain, career change, burnout, and related concerns. Her background also includes work related to adoption and foster care.
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify values and take committed action even when feelings are hard. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and emotional bonds.
Rainey has worked in many settings over 20 years, which gives her experience with a range of problems and life stages. She draws on practical tools from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when needed. Client-centered techniques guide sessions so the person’s priorities shape the work.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative and straightforward. She helps people set small, achievable steps between meetings and checks progress regularly. The goal is to build skills that fit into daily life and to reduce obstacles that get in the way of change.
People often come for help with parenting stress, grief, addiction concerns, ADHD, and challenges related to aging or caregiving. Rainey tailors strategies to each person’s situation and pace.
Approaches that guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action even when difficult feelings show up. It’s useful for stress, anxiety, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviors and replacing unhelpful habits with practical alternatives to reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Rainey will work together with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative decision making helps tailor sessions so time is used for the most helpful tools and homework. The biography did not list which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commutes, and allow quicker check-ins between appointments. It can also let people use approaches like CBT homework, values exercises from ACT, and emotion regulation skills learned in DBT in their day-to-day settings without needing extra travel.Areas of expertise
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Rainey address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, self-esteem, relationship strain, parenting stress, ADHD, and related issues. Adoption and foster care topics are also listed among her focus areas.
How would you describe the therapy style?
She blends practical, goal-focused methods like CBT with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work. Sessions emphasize skills, values, and real-life steps rather than lengthy theory.
What is her background and experience?
Rainey has worked as a social worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker for about 20 years in a variety of settings. That range informs how she handles diverse concerns across life stages.
Where does Rainey practice and what are her credentials?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - based in Utah. The profile lists her credential as UT LCSW.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and the profile indicates she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking so you know whether online, phone, or in-person visits are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.