Rainey Boateng, LCSW - Therapist in Utah

Values based work
20 years experience
Works with trauma

About Rainey

Rainey Boateng is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. She offers a calm, straightforward approach that focuses on practical steps people can take now. Her work is direct and respectful, aimed at helping clients handle current problems and cope with big life changes.

Rainey draws on therapies that focus on thoughts, emotions, and values to guide sessions. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify what matters and build small habits around those values.

Her background includes varied clinical work across settings and with a wide range of concerns. That experience informs how she tailors plans to fit each person's needs. She has helped people dealing with grief, addiction, relationship strain, and stress from major events.

Rainey also addresses issues such as parenting strain, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and challenges after adoption or foster care experiences. She lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster among her focus areas and works with people who want support after disruptive events.

Rainey offers sessions in English and has experience working with people from different walks of life. She aims to make therapy practical and relevant, so clients leave with clear steps they can try between meetings.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward them. It focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches concrete techniques to shift patterns that cause distress. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how relationships shape emotions and coping, and it can help people understand patterns that repeat in close relationships.

Finding the right method is part of the work. Rainey will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what feels workable. Together they decide which approach or combination fits best, and adjust as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people find that meeting remotely makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, supports shorter check-ins, and reduces travel time. Online sessions can help maintain continuity after a disruptive event and allow regular follow-up while you manage daily responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issues Guilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces Issues Mood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

Utah

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?

Rainey works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, and related concerns. Her additional focus areas include caregiver stress, aging issues, adoption and foster care, and coping after disasters.

How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?

She uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas. Sessions tend to be practical and values-focused with attention to thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

What kind of background does she bring to therapy?

Rainey has about 20 years of professional experience as a social worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has worked in multiple clinical settings and with a wide range of concerns across the lifespan.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds an LCSW credential in Utah and lists Utah as her location for practice.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. She also indicates she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.

How does billing and cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule according to therapist availability.