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LISW, LICSW

Rebecca Boardman, LISW, LICSW

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationWest Virginia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Rebecca

Rebecca Boardman brings 14 years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, mood concerns, relationship struggles, and a range of life changes.

Background and approach

She practices with respect for each person’s worth and approaches care without judgment, supporting clients through challenges such as grief, parenting difficulties, intimacy concerns, and neurodiversity-related issues. Boardman holds LISW and LICSW credentials and practices in West Virginia.

Her style blends practical skills and compassionate listening, using evidence-informed methods to address patterns of thinking, emotion, and behavior. She draws on Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and acceptance-oriented strategies, tailoring interventions to the client’s needs.

Rebecca emphasizes collaboration and straightforward feedback while offering empathy and support as clients work toward goals like improved coping, clearer communication, healthier habits, and greater self-understanding. Clients can expect a clinician who values dignity and nonjudgmental care, who combines structured therapeutic tools with individualized activities and exercises.

Rebecca aims to empower people to make sustainable changes and to build the skills needed to navigate stress, relationships, professional concerns, and other life transitions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Rebecca often blends Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. Internal Family Systems involves exploring the different parts of a person’s inner world - identifying protectors, exiles, and other parts - to develop greater self-leadership and compassion, which can help with trauma, relational patterns, and intense emotions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values, increasing psychological flexibility, and using mindful acceptance to reduce the struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic collaboration. Rebecca partners with clients to identify their goals, preferences, and the patterns that feel most important to address, then adjusts methods so therapy fits the individual rather than expecting the person to fit a single technique.

Online therapy provides practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow work to continue around schedules, provide options for people who prefer written or shorter exchanges, and support consistent progress even when in-person attendance is difficult. Licensed professionals can use these modalities to offer structured interventions, skills practice, reflective conversation, and ongoing support tailored to each client's needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rebecca commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family challenges, grief, ADHD, bipolar concerns, eating and sleeping problems, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
The work is interactive and client-centered, combining practical skills training with empathy. She integrates approaches like Internal Family Systems, ACT, attachment-based work, client-centered techniques, and CBT to match each client’s needs.
How long has she been practicing?
Rebecca has 14 years of experience providing psychotherapy and related supports to people facing a variety of emotional and behavioral challenges.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LISW and LICSW credentials with identifiers OH LISW I.2102950 and WV LICSW DP00942740, and she practices out of West Virginia.
Does she offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect based on client preference.
What does therapy cost and how are sessions billed?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How can someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

West Virginia, Ohio

Languages

English