Bobbie-Jo Rand
Practical, compassionate support for life transitions
LCSW Maine
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Bobbie-Jo
Bobbie-Jo Rand is a Maine-based licensed clinical social worker who focuses on guiding people through stress, anxiety, depression, and a wide range of life transitions. With 17 years of professional practice, she works with clients to strengthen self-esteem, manage mood disorders, and address substance use and trauma-related concerns.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with issues such as ADHD, grief, compassion fatigue, and challenges connected to identity and sexuality. Her style blends practical skills and empathic listening, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness strategies to help clients develop coping tools and clearer thinking patterns.
She also integrates motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when clients are ready to set goals and make concrete changes. Bobbie-Jo pays attention to family dynamics and blended family issues, communication problems, codependency, and co-occurring conditions to tailor interventions to each person’s situation.
Sessions are offered through a variety of remote formats from Maine, including video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. She holds the ME LCSW license LC13104 and provides care in English, using a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.
Approaches that translate to online care
Bobbie-Jo uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood dysregulation through practical skill building and structured exercises. She also uses client-centered therapy, offering an empathic, nonjudgmental space that helps people explore their feelings and values and feel heard as they work toward self-understanding and growth. Mindfulness therapy is another element of her work, teaching present-focused awareness and stress-reduction techniques that can support sleep, emotional regulation, and coping with trauma-related or grief responses.Finding the right approach is collaborative; she partners with each client to select and adapt methods that match personal goals, preferences, and the nature of the concerns being addressed. That process often begins with listening, identifying priorities, and trying practical strategies together to see what fits best.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provides flexibility for clients juggling schedules, caregiving, or work commitments. These formats make it possible to access ongoing support from a licensed professional in ways that fit daily life while focusing on skill development, goal setting, and steady progress.
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Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Maine
Languages
English