Rachael Flack , AASW

Rachael Flack is an AASW social worker with 16 years' experience who focuses on women's issues, parenting and major life transitions. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD and the challenges of pregnancy, postpartum and fertility loss. Her practical, down-to-earth approach suits people who want tools they can use in daily life.

Rachael brings lived experience as a mother and someone who has navigated IVF, pregnancy loss and separation. She also has experience caring for neurodivergent children and volunteers with a miscarriage support network. That combination of professional and personal perspective shapes how she works with clients.

Sessions are conversational and straightforward. Rachael listens first to understand priorities, then offers simple strategies for coping and self-care. She keeps therapy practical because many clients are busy parents who need ideas that fit into a crowded day.

Rachael works to create a non-judgemental space where people can talk about parenting stress, caregiver strain, relationship endings, guilt or shame, and questions about self-love. She also supports people managing ADHD, work-life balance and the emotional effects of pregnancy and childbirth.

People who choose Rachael are often ready to make changes and discover a truer sense of self. She helps set small, achievable steps so progress feels doable. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connects clients to the right session times.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Rachael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach involves brief, skills-oriented work that teaches coping strategies for anxiety, stress and parenting pressures. These strategies are simple to practise and aim to reduce overwhelm in everyday life.

Another strand of her work centres on grief-informed support and adjustment after loss or separation. This approach helps people name difficult feelings, make sense of changing roles and find steps toward rebuilding routine and hope.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Rachael will discuss options with each person and choose methods based on the individual’s needs, goals and preferences rather than a single fixed model. That collaborative conversation helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and realistic.

Online therapy with Rachael is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, written reflections or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life stages.