- CBT tools
- Mindfulness practice
- Client-centered care
About Rachael
Rachael Mooney is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice in South Carolina (LISW-CP) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Georgia (LCSW) with four years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and coping with life changes. Rachael also lists guilt and shame among the issues she addresses.
Rachael uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through what they are feeling. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and build trust, and she uses cognitive-behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness techniques and some elements of dialectical behavior therapy are part of how she helps people manage strong emotions.
In sessions she aims to be interactive and collaborative, asking questions and offering practical skills to try between meetings. She works with specific problems such as panic attacks, obsessions and compulsions, and post-traumatic stress, and also with broader concerns like life purpose and isolation. Caregiver stress, body image, and forgiveness are other topics she will address.
Rachael’s background includes a Master of Social Work from The University of Georgia and clinical practice across Georgia and South Carolina. Her credential list includes LISW-CP, LCSW, and CSW, used in her professional role.
People can expect clear suggestions, skill-building, and check-ins on progress. For someone carrying guilt or shame, she focuses on understanding how those feelings affect choices and relationships, and on developing coping strategies that can be used day to day.
How Rachael’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the individual. Online sessions can be a place to describe how guilt and shame show up and to have the therapist reflect back what they hear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns. In online sessions this can mean working through thought records, testing beliefs, and planning behavior experiments to try between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense feelings. Online sessions can teach short grounding and breathing techniques and problem-solving steps to use when emotions spike.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and will suggest methods that suit those aims. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting what is tried based on what helps in real life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often structure remote sessions to match rhythms of the client’s life while teaching the same practical skills used in face-to-face care.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Georgia, South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
Rachael uses conversational, client-centered work alongside cognitive-behavioral strategies to clarify thoughts and behaviors that keep guilt or shame active.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Master of Social Work from The University of Georgia and has four years of clinical experience in social work.
Which credentials and state(s) are listed?
Credentials shown are LISW-CP and LCSW, with practice in South Carolina and Georgia.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
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.