Rebecca Levenson-Smith

Rebecca Levenson-Smith is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland with 11 years of experience. She began her career teaching high school students with emotional and behavioral disorders and later moved into community mental health. Her background also includes training in art, which informs a creative, flexible way of working with clients.

Rebecca draws on several approaches to help people manage stress and life transitions. She blends cognitive behavioral methods with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and emotionally-focused techniques. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current patterns.

Her work focuses on common concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addiction, and relationship struggles. She helps people facing major life changes and supports those dealing with trauma and post-traumatic stress. Caregiver stress, isolation, low self-esteem, and questions of life purpose are also part of her practice.

In sessions she aims to help clients gain useful insight while building practical skills for daily life. Rebecca collaborates with each person to set goals and chooses methods that fit their needs. Her style is straightforward and goal-oriented, with room for creativity when it helps progress.

Rebecca invites clients to identify and build on their strengths. She focuses on small, concrete steps that lead to meaningful change. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking a first appointment.

How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and values, then take action that aligns with what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and navigating big life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and emotional responses, which is helpful for relationship concerns and trust issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more effective choices for everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rebecca will discuss these methods with each person and decide collaboratively which to try based on goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in session. She adapts strategies as needed rather than sticking to a single method.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking since current options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use tools like worksheets, in-session exercises, and mindful practices from wherever they are, which can help reinforce skills between meetings.