About Rachel
Rachel Dowell uses a person-centered approach that centers the client's goals. She brings five years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, in Missouri. Rachel listens without judgment and pairs supportive listening with clear, honest feedback.
In sessions she helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. She also addresses related challenges such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, control issues, and isolation.
How Rachel works
Rachel works with concerns involving substance use, post-traumatic stress, guilt and shame, and life purpose. Her work draws on several practical methods. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to help process traumatic memories and Gottman-informed approaches for relationship concerns. Sessions focus on what each person wants to change and on finding steps that fit their life. Rachel aims to empower clients to make their own choices while offering guidance and structure.
She balances compassionate listening with actionable suggestions. Rachel provides services in Missouri and offers sessions in English. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, intended to help people make steady progress on the issues they bring to therapy.
Rachel lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Rachel works with
The areas below are the ones Rachel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take actions that matter even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and problems that come from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. It gives practical steps to change how daily habits and thoughts affect mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is an approach used to process strong or traumatic memories so they feel less overwhelming and interfere less with day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to try ACT, CBT, EMDR, or a mix of methods and then adjust the plan as needed.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls make it possible to hold fuller conversations and see facial cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits better. Live chat and text-based messaging support people who prefer written check-ins or step-by-step homework between sessions. These flexible formats let clients fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines without extra travel.
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