Rachael Sholar, LCSW

Rachael Sholar is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem struggles and specific concerns like postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and issues related to adoption and foster care.

Rachael meets people where they are and treats them as whole people, not just a set of symptoms. She aims to be approachable and human in sessions, and she is comfortable sharing a laugh or sitting with difficult emotions. She says it can take real courage to start therapy and respects that first step.

Her work is grounded in evidence-based methods, with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy often guiding practical changes in thinking and behavior. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people build motivation for change and make decisions that fit their goals.

Rachael is a Kentucky LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker - with four years of experience. She is open to including faith-based perspectives in therapy when that is important to the person she is working with.

Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns and building realistic tools to use outside of appointments. The pace and goals are set together, so people move forward at a speed that feels manageable. Rachael emphasizes collaboration and steady progress.

CBT and Motivational Interviewing for online care

Rachael commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people see how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches simple, practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and behaviors tied to addiction.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. This approach focuses on listening, building motivation, and creating small, achievable steps toward goals. Both methods are practical and goal-oriented, and work well over remote sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachael will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will adjust methods as needed so therapy fits their life and values.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people meet face-to-face, phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep progress moving consistently.