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Rebekah Smith, LCSW

  • Experience4 years
  • LocationMaine
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Rebekah

Rebekah Smith is a licensed clinical social worker who centers her practice on Internal Family Systems alongside evidence-based therapies to help people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She brings a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance to sessions and aims to uncover internal parts and patterns that influence thoughts, feelings, and behavior while drawing on cognitive and experiential tools to build practical coping skills.

With four years of clinical experience in Maine, she supports clients facing depression, grief, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting stresses, anger, self-esteem struggles, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and other life changes. Her work also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, substance concerns, dissociation, domestic violence, and family-of-origin problems.

Rebekah frames therapy as a partnership that balances emotional exploration with concrete strategies for change. Sessions emphasize warmth, curiosity, and practical problem-solving so clients can move toward greater resilience and clearer priorities.

She encourages those taking the first step into therapy and works to build an atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be expressed openly and examined without judgment.

Bringing parts work and practical therapy online

Rebekah often blends Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients explore internal parts and build values-based action. Internal Family Systems focuses on identifying and relating to the different 'parts' inside a person to reduce internal conflict and ease emotional reactivity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and take committed steps toward meaningful goals.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to identify what resonates and to tailor techniques based on the client's goals, preferences, and day-to-day reality rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions. These options provide flexibility for different communication styles and situations, allowing licensed professionals to use experiential work, skills coaching, and reflective dialogue in ways that suit each client.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic approaches guide sessions?
Rebekah integrates Internal Family Systems with approaches such as ACT, CBT, attachment-based work, and client-centered techniques to combine internal exploration with practical skill building.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience providing mental health care in Maine settings and has worked with a variety of presenting problems and family dynamics.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in Maine under ME LCSW LC17904.
Does she offer services in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Services are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for meeting?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give clients several ways to connect.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

GriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingJealousyMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaYoung 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 TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Maine

Languages

English