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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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Bobbie-Jo works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems, self-esteem, and anger, along with related areas like body image and isolation.
What is the overall therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach combines client-centered empathy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to build skills and support change.
How much experience does she have in clinical practice?
She brings 17 years of professional experience working with mood disorders, family problems, co-morbidity, and addiction-related concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a licensed clinical social worker in Maine, holding the credential ME LCSW LC13104 and offering services from that state.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
What do I need to know about cost and payment?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that may be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

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