Rochelle Bard, LCSW

Rochelle Bard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California with 30 years of experience. She blends clinical care with Christian faith when clients want that integrated perspective. Rochelle focuses on relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem concerns.

Clients can expect a straightforward, respectful approach. Rochelle aims to help people notice their strengths and make practical changes. She encourages people to name what matters to them and take small steps toward those goals.

Her background includes long experience supporting people through loss, attachment wounds, and major life transitions. She also works with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging concerns, caregiver stress, and cancer-related adjustment.

Rochelle uses a mix of methods that match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to address patterns of thinking and behavior. She also uses client-centered listening and solution-focused techniques when helpful.

Therapy sessions are offered by video and by phone. Rochelle asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and then schedules appointments based on availability. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and invites people ready to explore change to reach out.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Rochelle uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify what matters most and take small, value-driven steps. ACT can be useful for handling grief, relationship pain, and the side effects of health challenges by focusing on actions that align with personal priorities.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT offers practical tools for managing stress, improving communication, and building self-esteem through clear strategies and homework-like practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rochelle collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in day-to-day life. She invites questions and adjusts plans as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video and by phone as noted in her biography. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from a day. Confirm the current session options before booking so the chosen format fits personal needs and circumstances.