Rachel Richard, LPCC

Rachel Richard is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 27 years of practice. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and changes in life. Rachel focuses on helping people find practical ways to feel steadier day to day.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Rachel also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered approaches to help people clarify values and build small, meaningful steps toward what matters most.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Rachel aims to create a calm space where people can say what they’re thinking and feeling without judgment. She helps clients develop skills for coping with relationship struggles, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem problems.

Her work also addresses more specific issues such as eating and sleeping difficulties, chronic pain or illness, substance use concerns, bipolar and ADHD-related challenges, and the stress of caregiving or life transitions. She uses parts of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when those tools fit the problem.

Rachel is licensed as an LPCC in Kentucky and Ohio and practices from Indiana. She offers both short-term coping strategies and longer-term work depending on each person’s goals. Taking the first step can be hard, and she focuses on making that step manageable and clear.

How Rachel Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Rachel often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and shift everyday habits. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and many stress-related concerns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients name their values and take small committed steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult.

Therapy is collaborative. Rachel will work with each person to choose which approach fits best for their goals and situation. That may mean starting with CBT skills, adding ACT techniques, or bringing in client-centered conversation to help someone feel heard. The therapist and client decide together what to try and adjust as progress is made.

Online sessions come in several formats to suit different needs: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is not convenient, live chat for shorter check-ins, and ongoing text-based messaging for more frequent support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, handle lower bandwidth situations, or use a shorter format for quick skill practice. Rachel adapts her methods to each format so people can work toward their goals in ways that fit their life.