Rachelle Belott Filipiak, LPC

Rachelle Belott Filipiak is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Her clinical perspective has been shaped by work across varied settings - a domestic violence shelter for women, a college counseling center, a medium-security correctional facility for men, and outpatient services for people of all ages and concerns. Rachelle blends modern, holistic, and interpersonal methods, pulling from multiple schools of thought to tailor care to each individual’s needs.

She frames therapy as a process of identifying obstacles and developing practical skills to change thoughts and behaviors that contribute to emotional distress. Her aim is to help people reduce suffering and build confidence in their ability to manage future challenges without ongoing reliance on mental health professionals. Rachelle emphasizes collaboration, skill-building, and long-term resilience, offering steady support and guidance as clients move from survival toward thriving.

Rachelle’s approach is grounded in respect for each person’s history and strengths, with attention to relationships, trauma, and the daily stressors that affect mood, coping, and connection. She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting and blended family challenges, addiction, grief, body image, ADHD, and life transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations of safety and connection. In practice it explores patterns in current relationships and helps people build more secure ways of relating, which can be especially useful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns, relationship conflict, and family dynamics.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience, offering empathic listening and acceptance so clients can explore their feelings and values. This approach supports self-exploration and strengthening of personal resources, often helping with self-esteem, life transitions, grief, and coping with stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and many day-to-day challenges where targeted skills produce measurable change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Rachelle works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or travel, and allow people to receive consistent support from licensed professionals without geographic limits.