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Rachel Jones

Practical support for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
13 years
Licensed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rachel

Rachel Jones is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She holds a master’s degree in Educational, School and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in Black Studies. She has worked as a clinician, supervisor, and director in community mental health and related settings.

Rachel has provided direct therapy for 13 years and brings that hands-on experience to sessions.

Background and approach

She focuses on practical help for everyday problems. Rachel uses clear, straightforward conversation to address stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, and relationship and family concerns. She also supports people navigating parenting challenges, adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.

Her work includes attention to multicultural concerns, LGBT matters, and recovery from trauma and abuse. Rachel prefers a client-centered way of working. That means she aims to listen first, learn each person’s priorities, and tailor the pace and tools to what feels right.

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods when they fit the situation. Sessions often focus on skills you can use right away. Those might include coping strategies for anxiety, steps to repair a strained relationship, or planning for safer responses to stress.

Rachel keeps appointments in the evenings on Central Standard Time to accommodate varied schedules. She speaks English and practices in Missouri. Rachel’s practical, down-to-earth style suits people who want direct support, clear tools, and a respectful, culturally aware approach to family and parenting concerns.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit family life

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following each person’s lead. The therapist creates space to hear what matters most and then helps shape goals and next steps that match those priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical strategies to change patterns that cause distress. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that affect family functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will work together with each person to figure out what methods feel most helpful based on their goals, comfort level, and life demands. She adapts tools and the pace of therapy to fit parenting and family responsibilities.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into evening schedules and to keep continuity when life gets busy. For many people, remote sessions allow quicker access to coaching and skill-building without extra travel, while still keeping therapy focused and practical.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rachel address?
Rachel works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship and family difficulties, parenting, anger, self esteem, career questions, coaching, and ADHD. She also focuses on adoption and foster care, blended families, caregiver stress, and related family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and culturally aware. She listens first, then uses practical tools like cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies as appropriate.
What is her clinical background?
Rachel has 13 years of direct therapy experience and a broader 17-year history in mental health roles including supervision and clinic leadership. Her background includes community mental health, career counseling, substance use treatment, and domestic and family violence work.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Missouri license number MO LPC 2010001242 and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and needs.
How does scheduling and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

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Experience
13 years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English

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