- Compassionate guidance
- Goal focused
- Practical tools
About Rebecca
Rebecca Boardman is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with 14 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and life transitions. She approaches each person with respect and practical support. Rebecca speaks plainly and works to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
She uses a mix of approaches that match a person's needs rather than one fixed method. Sessions are interactive and client-centered, with straightforward guidance and empathy. Rebecca draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavioral strategies to build new habits.
Attachment-based ideas are used to understand relationship patterns and to strengthen connection and trust. Dialectical behavior strategies are also available to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel intense. She pairs these tools with real activities and homework tailored to each situation.
Rebecca has experience supporting people facing ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, eating and sleeping struggles, and addiction. She also focuses on adoption and foster care issues among many other concerns such as abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems. Her approach is practical and goal-oriented while still honoring each person's feelings.
Rebecca earned a Master of Social Work from West Virginia University and holds LISW and LICSW credentials. She aims to help people set clear goals, try small changes, and build toward a more manageable life.
How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often includes short experiments and practice between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship experiences shape current reactions and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and pace. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Confirm available session formats before booking because none are listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow focused check-ins during short breaks. It also makes it possible to use in-session worksheets, paced exposure exercises, and skills practice that carry into daily life. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote sessions so the work stays active and goal focused.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
West Virginia, Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Rebecca address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar concerns, grief, parenting strain, and many related problems including adoption and foster care matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and client-centered, combining straightforward guidance with empathy. She uses hands-on techniques and homework to help people try new behaviors between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
Rebecca has 14 years of experience working as a therapist with a wide range of concerns and life situations.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds LISW and LICSW credentials and practices in West Virginia.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling sessions?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.