Rachel Felton, LICSW

Rachel Felton is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Washington. Rachel draws on twelve years of experience to help people facing depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, and trauma. They aim to offer respectful, compassionate care and meet people where they are. Rachel uses practical therapies that focus on thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and relationships. Sessions emphasize clear skills for managing intense feelings, changing unhelpful patterns, and building self-worth. Rachel often integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and strategies from dialectical behavior therapy to support emotion regulation and coping. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships shape current connections and trust. Rachel works with people around relationship concerns, communication problems, codependency, and commitment worries. They also address issues that commonly come with chronic health conditions, caregiving stress, and body image concerns. People who identify as LGBT are explicitly named among Rachel’s areas of focus, and trauma and abuse are a frequent focus of their work. Rachel aims to tailor conversations and goals to each person, helping them set manageable steps and track progress. Sessions are collaborative and oriented toward practical change. Rachel welcomes straightforward conversations about challenges and goals. They encourage anyone feeling uncertain about starting therapy to take the next step and complete the intake process to see if their approach is a good match.

How Rachel's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It is often used for depression, anxiety, and coping with chronic health challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to change mood and function. It is commonly used for depression, bipolar symptoms, and managing addictive patterns. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will discuss goals and preferences and try strategies that fit each person's situation. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to use and when to adjust the plan. The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into busy schedules, reducing travel time, and making shorter check-ins easier during the workday. Video sessions let a therapist observe facial cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simpler option when a quick check-in is needed. Ask about current formats to choose what works best for day-to-day life.