Rachel Hayes, LPC, LCPC

Rachel Hayes is a Licensed Professional Counselor with eight years of counseling experience. She practices from a client-centered place and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Rachel aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about painful events and hard choices.

Rachel has worked with many concerns parents and individuals often bring up. She helps with anxiety, depression, stress, eating and body-image struggles, addiction and substance use, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. She also supports people dealing with trauma, abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Her approach blends practical skill-building with deeper trauma work. Sessions may include learning new coping strategies, practicing communication skills, and working through traumatic memories when appropriate. Rachel also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools for emotional regulation and Motivational Interviewing to support change efforts.

Clients can expect a conversational style that focuses on what matters to them. Rachel collaborates on straightforward goals and offers concrete tools to try between sessions. She adjusts the plan as progress and needs change.

Rachel is licensed as an LPC and LCPC and sees people in Florida through online formats. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule according to availability.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online therapy

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. Online CBT sessions often include setting clear goals, practicing new skills during sessions, and assigning brief exercises to try between meetings to track progress.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, acceptance, and working at the client’s pace. In virtual sessions this often looks like open conversation, gentle reflection, and building a trusting working relationship before introducing new tools.

DBT offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. Online work with DBT skills can include short skills coaching, practicing grounding or breathing exercises during a video call, and using messages for brief check-ins on skills use.

Choosing the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor the plan. That collaboration can include trying different techniques and adjusting as needs shift.

Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth sessions and skills practice. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.