Rebecca Roark, LISW
Helping people rewrite difficult life stories
Details
| Name | Rebecca Roark |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LISW |
| Based in | Ohio |
| Licensed in | Ohio |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Rebecca
Rebecca Roark is a licensed independent social worker with nine years of clinical experience. She draws on Narrative and other talking therapies to help people make sense of upsetting patterns and regain a sense of control. Her manner is straightforward and respectful, focused on clear goals and practical steps.
She sees stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and parenting challenges often showing up together. Rebecca helps people name the problem, understand how it developed, and try small changes that can shift daily life.
Background and approach
She uses plain language and collaborative planning rather than jargon or long lectures. Her work pays attention to identity and life story, including struggles tied to grief, loss, and discrimination. Rebecca supports people dealing with intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, career stress, and big life changes such as separation and blended family issues.
Panic, social anxiety, and feelings of emptiness are also addressed through focused strategies. Rebecca integrates Client-Centered ideas to build a respectful working relationship. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral tools to test thoughts and behaviors, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation skills.
Narrative Therapy is used to reframe unhelpful stories people tell about themselves. Sessions can include work on communication problems, forgiveness, and coping during illness or bereavement. Rebecca emphasizes small experiments between sessions to try new ways of thinking and acting.
She wants each person to leave with concrete options they can try right away.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Rebecca works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Rebecca among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Rebecca among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Rebecca among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Rebecca among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Rebecca among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Rebecca among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Rebecca directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Rebecca directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Skill-Based Therapies Work Online
Rebecca often combines Narrative Therapy with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral techniques. Narrative Therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and try new, more helpful ways to understand their experiences. Client-Centered approaches focus on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental working relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical exercises to test thoughts and change unhelpful behaviors.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Then she will suggest approaches to try and adjust them based on how they feel and what produces useful change. That collaborative process makes it easier to find methods that fit your life and needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, progress notes, or when you need support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep work moving forward from different locations.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Rebecca address?
Rebecca works with stress, anxiety, depression, and concerns about relationships and parenting. She also helps with grief, identity issues, career stress, and social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and plainspoken. She uses Narrative ideas plus client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral tools to set practical goals.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She holds an LISW license and has nine years of experience working with people facing emotional and life-transition challenges.
Where is Rebecca based and licensed?
Rebecca is licensed in Ohio as an LISW and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and are handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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