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Online therapist

Rachel Lahasky

Practical therapy focused on everyday family stresses

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rachel

Rachel Lahasky is a licensed clinical social worker in Mississippi with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting concerns. Rachel approaches work with practical support and respect for each person's abilities.

She believes people know their own stories and brings that belief into sessions. Rachel highlights strengths clients already have and helps them apply those strengths to current problems. She offers straightforward tools for emotional regulation and clearer communication.

Background and approach

Her background includes long-term practice supporting people through life changes and workplace trauma. She also addresses issues like compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, attention difficulties, and postpartum concerns. This experience informs concrete strategies for coping and planning.

Rachel uses a mix of evidence-based approaches to match the need in the room. She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to reframe unhelpful thoughts and from dialectical behavior strategies to build emotion regulation skills. Motivational interviewing and mindfulness tools are also part of her toolkit.

In a session clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental tone and a focus on usable steps. Rachel helps people set goals they can actually try between meetings. She supports progress at a pace that feels manageable.

Her practice pays attention to life events that disrupt routines, including grief, relationship strain, and career stress. Rachel aims to help people regain steadiness and clearer decision making as they move forward.

Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on what already works in your life. It helps people feel heard and then use their own strengths to solve problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, which can help with anger, impulsivity, and emotional overwhelm.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to see which methods match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges. That collaborative decision guides how sessions are structured and which tools are emphasized.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people connect from home, fit sessions around work or parenting, and use methods that suit their communication style. The range of formats supports ongoing care while adapting to each person's schedule and needs.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, career strain, and coping with life changes, among other topics.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and person-centered, focusing on clients' strengths and clear steps for change using tools from proven approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachel has 17 years of professional work experience helping people with a range of emotional and life transition issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, MS LCSW C8336, practicing in Mississippi.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled 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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Mississippi
Languages
English

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