About Rebecca
Rebecca Levenson-Smith is a licensed clinician in Maryland with an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential. She brings over 11 years of professional experience that began in classrooms and moved into community mental health and clinical care. She uses practical, down-to-earth language and aims to help people deal with real-life struggles.
She began her career teaching high school students with emotional and behavioral disorders and later added art-based work to her toolkit.
How Rebecca works
That background shaped a hands-on approach to therapy that is adaptable across settings. She has worked in schools, homes, clinics, and through telehealth. Rebecca supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, grief, anger, and issues with self-esteem.
She also addresses addictions, coping with life changes, mood disorders, social anxiety and phobia, post-traumatic stress, attachment issues, caregiver stress, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Her clinical style draws from several practical methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based ideas guide work on relationships and emotional connection. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple steps clients can use between meetings.
She works collaboratively to identify strengths and build coping skills. The aim is to reduce distress and support lasting change in daily life.
Rebecca lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Rebecca works with
The areas below are the ones Rebecca selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rebecca often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another core approach she draws on; it focuses on clarifying personal values and taking steps toward a more meaningful life despite difficult feelings. Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work on trust, connection, and improving how people relate to others.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made to ensure the therapy fits the person’s needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video is useful for fuller conversations and reading nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people maintain steady progress between meetings.
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