- Parenting transitions
- Pregnancy and loss
- Practical coping strategies
About Rachael
Rachael Flack is an AASW social worker with 16 years of professional experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD and related concerns including caregiver stress, divorce and separation, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love and guilt and shame.
Rachael combines talking with practical tools that fit busy lives. She is also a postpartum doula and runs women's circles, which informs how she supports people through fertility, loss and early parenting. Many clients come to her wanting clear steps they can use between sessions.
Her own life experience with IVF, pregnancy loss, separation and neurodivergent children shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach. She says she knows what it is like when big life changes collide with everyday demands. She focuses on helping people find manageable ways to cope and adjust.
Rachael works with women, mothers and parents navigating transitions like pregnancy, postpartum and parenting. She aims to help people notice what they value and take small actions towards those things. Sessions include talk therapy plus concrete strategies for daily life.
She also volunteers with the Pink Elephants miscarriage support network. That community work and her doula practice inform her support for people facing loss and fertility challenges. Rachael’s approach is straightforward and practical, intended for people ready to make changes and try new ways of coping.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Rachael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside practical tools. One approach focuses on talking through feelings and patterns to understand how guilt and shame affect daily life, then testing small behavioural changes that reduce their hold. This helps when strong emotions make it hard to act or rest.Another approach emphasises skills for managing stress and parenting challenges, such as short routines, clear boundary setting and simple cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking. These techniques are presented in plain terms and practised in ways that fit busy schedules, particularly for people juggling caregiving and work.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Rachael will explore a person’s goals, preferences and daily demands and then recommend techniques to try. She treats planning and testing these methods as a collaborative process, with adjustments based on what works in real life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weeknight or a short break at work, reduce travel time and allow follow-up between meetings. Many people find this practical fit helps keep therapeutic changes going in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression and ADHD, and also focuses on caregiver stress, divorce and separation, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love and guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She combines talk therapy with practical strategies. Sessions aim to name feelings, look at their impact, and try small, manageable steps to reduce unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Rachael has 16 years of professional work experience in social work and related support roles.
What are her official credentials and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker and is based in Australia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.