- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LISW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- West Virginia, Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Rebecca
Rebecca Boardman is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with 14 years of clinical experience. She offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence for people juggling stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, parenting concerns, or life transitions. Rebecca focuses on practical steps and clear conversations rather than jargon.
She practices in West Virginia and conducts sessions in English. Rebecca uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Background and approach
She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build workable habits. Attachment-informed work helps address patterns that affect relationships and parenting. Her style is direct but warm.
Sessions tend to be interactive and focused on goals and skills. Rebecca offers exercises and strategies clients can try between meetings to make steady progress. Rebecca has experience across many concerns, including mood issues like depression and bipolar, trauma and abuse, addiction, sleep and eating struggles, and problems with self-esteem and intimacy.
She also supports people coping with caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care questions, and communication or commitment issues. Clients typically find Rebecca helpful when they want a practical plan and supportive coaching. She will work collaboratively to set clear goals and adjust methods as needs change.
For parents, she helps people sort through parenting stress and find manageable ways to change routines and reactions.
What Rebecca works with
Everything Rebecca lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rebecca helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rebecca lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Rebecca commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as part of her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with concrete tools and step-by-step practice, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and building small, committed actions that move life in a chosen direction, often helping with stress, mood shifts, and motivation.She approaches treatment collaboratively, so finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rebecca will talk with each client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust strategies based on what feels most helpful. That means techniques may shift over time as needs and priorities change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when wanting more personal contact. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, skill coaching, or ongoing support between longer meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around a busy life.
Questions people ask about Rebecca
What concerns does Rebecca help with?
She helps with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, parenting concerns, grief, and sleep or eating problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is interactive and client-centered, with straightforward guidance and practical exercises to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rebecca has 14 years of experience working as a therapist with diverse concerns and presentations.
What credentials and region are listed for Rebecca?
She holds LISW and LICSW credentials and practices in West Virginia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
Rebecca provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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