About Rachael
Rachael McPheron is a licensed independent social worker practicing in Ohio with 11 years of experience. She supports people facing relationship stress, mood concerns, parenting strains, and major life transitions. Rachael aims to make the first step toward help feel manageable and respectful.
She focuses on creating a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. Sessions emphasize clear goals and practical steps people can use between meetings.
How Rachael works
Rachael encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns, including depression, grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and anger. She also helps with ADHD and bipolar mood concerns, panic attacks, postpartum depression, and career or life-purpose questions.
Additional focus areas include communication problems, family of origin issues, codependency, and caregiver stress. Rachael draws on several evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy help people reconnect with values and personal stories. Sessions are offered remotely in English by a clinician licensed in Ohio. People can expect collaborative work that combines practical tools with supportive dialogue.
Rachael aims to empower clients to manage symptoms and build a more stable, meaningful daily life.
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What Rachael works with
The areas below are the ones Rachael selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Rachael uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change patterns of thinking that worsen mood and stress. CBT focuses on practical techniques and short-term homework that often work well in remote sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. DBT skills can be practiced between meetings and reviewed during video or chat sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can be taught and practiced in short digital sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together you can try techniques and adjust the plan so it fits your life and needs, with regular check-ins about progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different situations. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill teaching, phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work during life transitions.
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