Dr. Rachel Dawkins, LCSW

Dr. Rachel Dawkins is a licensed clinical social worker who holds a doctorate degree in social work and brings focused clinical expertise to trauma, family, couples, and individual counseling. She combines advanced academic training with practical clinical experience to support people navigating complex relationship patterns and the emotional aftermath of difficult experiences.

She works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative identity disorder, and attachment concerns, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs. Her practice integrates a range of therapeutic methods to address symptoms, improve coping, and strengthen relationships over time.

Dr. Dawkins is qualified to provide EMDR and TF-CBT and has training in dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy as a core part of her work. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), she holds a professional license to provide clinical mental health services and applies her doctoral-level training to complex clinical presentations.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Rachel Dawkins employs several focused methods to address trauma and related concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - involves guided processing of distressing memories to help reduce their emotional intensity and the ways they interfere with daily life. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy - TF-CBT - blends cognitive and behavioral techniques with trauma-specific strategies to help people reframe unhelpful thoughts and practice coping skills tailored to traumatic experiences. Cognitive behavioral therapy - CBT - centers on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to improve mood and functioning.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Dr. Dawkins collaborates with each person to assess symptoms, goals, and personal preferences, and adjusts methods over time so therapy aligns with what the client needs and wants.

Online sessions make these approaches more accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, allow therapy to fit into busy lives, and let people connect with licensed professionals from wherever they are located within the therapist's practice area.