- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Rachel
Rachel Lahasky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Mississippi with 17 years of experience. She works with people who face stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, workplace trauma, and self-esteem struggles. Rachel frames clients as the experts on their own lives and aims to build on their strengths.
She approaches sessions in a straightforward, person-focused way. Conversations focus on what feels most pressing and practical steps a person can try between meetings. Rachel uses tools from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Her work also draws on client-centered ideas and motivational interviewing to help people sort through ambivalence and set goals they actually want. Dialectical skills can be used when emotions feel intense and regulation strategies are needed. She keeps language clear and plans concrete practice tasks when appropriate.
Rachel has supported people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy-related stress, anger, career changes, and life transitions. She also addresses caregiver stress, postpartum matters, first responder concerns, and grief at end of life. Her background includes helping with co-occurring challenges such as ADHD or compassion fatigue.
Sessions aim to be practical and paced to what each person can manage. Rachel helps people try out new habits, reflect on what works, and adjust plans as needed. To begin, she asks about current priorities and what a useful next step would look like.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Rachel commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns and offers straightforward techniques to test new ways of responding. Mindfulness therapy emphasizes small attention and breathing practices that can reduce reactivity and improve focus when stress or anxiety rises.She also uses client-centered and motivational interviewing elements to help people clarify their own goals and find internal reasons to change. Finding the right mix of approaches is treated as a collaborative step. The therapist and client review what feels useful, adjust methods, and set short experiments to try between meetings.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available formats before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some approaches like mindfulness practice or CBT exercises adapt well to remote sessions, and the therapist will help choose practices that fit your daily life and technical setup.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, relationship and intimacy-related problems, anger, career concerns, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-focused and practical. She uses plain language, collaborative goal-setting, and homework tasks when useful.
How much experience does she have?
Rachel has 17 years of professional work experience supporting people with a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an MS LCSW and practices in Mississippi.
Can I work with her in other languages or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are not specified here.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.