Rachel Hayes, LPC, LCPC

Rachel Hayes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with eight years of counseling experience. She practices in Florida and focuses on addictions alongside mood and trauma-related concerns. She uses straightforward, goal-focused work to help people take practical steps forward. Her approach blends Client-Centered methods with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and she also works with EMDR and Motivational Interviewing when appropriate. Sessions emphasize simple, skill-based tools for managing anxiety, depression, cravings, and intense emotions. Rachel aims to make therapy a down-to-earth process rather than a lecture. She has supported people facing trauma and abuse, eating and food-related issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, bipolar mood challenges, and the stress of life changes. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, family of origin patterns, blended family tensions, and substance and alcohol concerns. In sessions she listens first, then helps clients try techniques that match their needs. That can mean tracking thoughts and behaviors, practicing emotion-regulation skills, or using trauma-focused methods when memories feel stuck. Progress is built one step at a time, with adjustments as goals change. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling. International clients are accepted and sessions are conducted in English. Costs vary by location and the subscription used can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead and offers empathy and nonjudgmental support to help people clarify goals and feel heard.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often includes homework like tracking thoughts, practicing new responses, and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for regulating strong emotions and managing intense urges. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, mindfulness, and improving communication when relationships feel strained.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can guide clients through skill practice, thought tracking, and trauma-focused processing in ways that fit everyday life without promising a particular format.