Rachel Dowell, LCSW

Rachel Dowell, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), brings five years of clinical experience to her practice, focusing on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She practices from a person-centered stance, respecting each individual as the expert of their own life and working alongside them to address the challenges that feel overwhelming. Rachel combines attentive listening with straightforward, compassionate feedback to help clients move toward their goals.

Her therapeutic work incorporates a range of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, harm-reduction strategies, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Gottman-informed approaches for couples. These tools are applied flexibly to meet the needs of individuals and partners, with an emphasis on practical skills, processing difficult experiences, and strengthening relationships.

Rachel has experience addressing substance use and co-occurring conditions, suicide prevention and post-vention, intimate partner violence and relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief and loss, and trauma. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment challenges, codependency, communication problems, control issues, family difficulties, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, jealousy, life purpose, and post-traumatic stress. Her approach is collaborative and tailored, aiming to empower clients to reclaim a sense of agency and move forward at a pace that feels right for them.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is useful for managing anxiety, stress, and situations where motivation or direction feels unclear. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and the client as the expert of their own experience; this approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem work, and healing from relational wounds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and gently challenging unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical skills for mood and anxiety management, and building coping strategies for everyday life.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process. Rachel works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting methods over time so the work remains relevant and effective for each person. Clients are active partners in shaping their care plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and differing needs. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients can access licensed professionals from home or elsewhere, choose modalities that suit their communication style, and maintain continuity of care even when life is unpredictable.