- Stress and anxiety
- Guilt and shame
- Social confidence
About Rachel
Rachel Emick is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Louisiana with six years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Her profile also notes work around isolation, guilt and shame, life purpose, and social anxiety and phobia.
Rachel uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people talk through what feels overwhelming. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She helps clients break concerns into manageable steps and build more reliable coping skills for daily life.
Many people come to her when they feel stuck after a life change or when past experiences keep surfacing. She listens for patterns that maintain distress and offers simple ways to try alternatives. That can mean changing unhelpful thinking, testing a small behavior shift, or practicing how to handle difficult situations with less self-criticism.
She pays particular attention to shame and guilt and how those emotions affect relationships and self-worth. For social anxiety and phobia, Rachel supports gradual exposure to feared situations and practices to increase confidence in social settings. Her work aims to help people notice progress in everyday moments rather than waiting for big shifts.
Rachel describes therapy as collaborative. She and the client set clear goals, check progress, and adjust plans when needed. The focus is on usable tools that fit into real life and on steady steps toward the changes people want to make.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Rachel works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete changes people can try. One common approach emphasizes changing unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new, more balanced thoughts to reduce worry and depressive thinking. This helps people notice and change the small habits that keep anxiety active. Another approach centers on gradual exposure to feared situations, helping someone take slow, manageable steps toward situations they avoid. That method is often used for social anxiety and phobia and builds confidence through repeated practice.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will listen to your concerns, try methods that fit your goals, and adjust based on what helps most. She aims to collaborate so you both can track progress and change course when something isn’t working.
The therapist’s online options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins between appointments. It can also let people pick formats that suit their needs - for example a shorter phone check-in when bandwidth is limited or a video session for a full therapeutic conversation. Ask about available formats when you schedule so they match your routine and goals.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem, plus isolation, guilt and shame, life purpose, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based techniques and practical conversation to break problems into manageable steps and teach coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachel has six years of experience as a licensed social worker working with the listed concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Louisiana and practices there.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.