- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Rachel
Rachel Black is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She works with individuals facing relationship strain, grief, addiction, ADHD, and career transitions. Rachel aims to make therapy practical and clear for people who feel overwhelmed.
Her sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She listens first, then helps clients identify patterns and small changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Rachel uses straightforward tools to reduce intense emotions and improve communication skills. Rachel draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships affect current behavior. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior strategies to build emotion regulation skills.
Mindfulness exercises are offered to help calm the body and increase present-moment awareness. Over two decades in practice, Rachel has worked with people dealing with chronic pain, family of origin issues, codependency, and hoarding tendencies, among other concerns. Her approach blends practical skills with a focus on personal values and strengths.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Rachel practices in Florida and conducts therapy in English. For people wanting a collaborative, down-to-earth therapist, she aims to create a respectful space to make steady progress.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rachel helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rachel lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online parenting support and coping
Rachel uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationship experiences shape current reactions. This helps people understand patterns that affect intimacy, parenting responses, and communication. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers step-by-step techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and build new habits for sleep, eating, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Rachel collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and day-to-day realities. Together they try methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, while phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter, flexible ways to stay connected between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule care around work, parenting, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What kinds of parenting concerns are addressed?
Rachel supports parents navigating stress around parenting, sleep and eating difficulties, communication problems, blended family issues, and coping with life changes that affect family routines.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Therapy is conversational and goal-oriented. Rachel listens, helps identify patterns, and teaches practical skills like emotion regulation and thought reframing.
What is Rachel's professional background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction, among other concerns.
Where is the therapist located and what are the credentials?
Rachel practices in Florida and holds the credential FL LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Rachel?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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