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Bobbie-Jo Rand, LCSW

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationMaine
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Bobbie-Jo

Bobbie-Jo Rand is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Maine with 17 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, grief, and a wide range of mood and life-change concerns.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes practical coping skills alongside compassion and respect for each person's story. Her style blends evidence-informed tools with an empathic, client-centered stance.

She uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness, and motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. This combination allows her to tailor interventions to issues such as self-esteem, sleep problems, impulsivity, and co-occurring conditions.

Bobbie-Jo also attends to family and interpersonal patterns, addressing communication problems, blended family challenges, and relational stressors. She works with people facing trauma, substance concerns, seasonal mood shifts, and compassion fatigue, offering focused support that aims to strengthen self-love and adaptive coping.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Bobbie-Jo integrates client-centered care and cognitive behavioral therapy into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathic listening and building a collaborative relationship, which helps clients feel heard and understood while exploring goals and values. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers structured techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for issues like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and impulsivity.

She also uses mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which often pairs effectively with CBT work. Throughout the process she treats the selection of methods as collaborative, working with each person to determine which approaches fit their needs, preferences, and goals rather than assuming a single path upfront.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, and location constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practice skills between sessions, while allowing licensed professionals to adapt interventions to the online setting and each client’s daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, and a range of mood and life-transition issues.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions are primarily client-centered and blend practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to meet individual needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working with people on mood concerns, family conflicts, addictions, and related challenges across a variety of presentations.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a LCSW licensed in Maine with licence number ME LCSW LC13104 and provides services while based in Maine.
Does she offer therapy in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepressionADHD

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Drug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Maine

Languages

English

What Bobbie-Jo can help with

Bobbie-Jo Rand works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, depression, and ADHD.

Bobbie-Jo works with clients navigating depression, anxiety, stress, and interpersonal dynamics.

How Bobbie-Jo approaches therapy

Bobbie-Jo's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Bobbie-Jo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Maine.