Rebecca Levenson-Smith, MD, LCPC

Rebecca Levenson-Smith is a Maryland-based licensed clinician with 11 years of experience helping clients navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, depression, and major life transitions. She holds MD and LCPC credentials - MD indicates a medical degree and LCPC stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - and brings a background that includes teaching high school students with emotional and behavioral disorders and a foundation in the arts.

Her work in community mental health spans school-based, in-home, in-office, and telehealth settings, and she has supported children, adolescents, families, couples, groups, and individual adults from diverse backgrounds facing a wide range of diagnoses. Rebecca has experience addressing mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, grief, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, social anxiety, isolation, and caregiver stress, and she has helped couples repair trust, improve communication, and strengthen emotional intimacy.

Clinically she draws on a psychodynamic perspective while integrating techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Gestalt therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and somatic approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs. She emphasizes helping clients gain insight into their symptoms while cultivating practical coping strategies, collaborating to set realistic goals and to build on existing strengths. Her aim is to meet clients where they are and support meaningful, sustainable change over time.