Rachel Kilgore , LCMHC

Rachel Kilgore is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who focuses on helping people navigate difficult life moments. She approaches care with practical tools and steady support. Rachel aims to meet clients where they are and help them build skills they can use long after a session ends.

She draws on ten years of experience in a variety of settings, including jails, inpatient detox, and outpatient programs. That range helps her understand how addiction, trauma, mood disorders, and relationship struggles show up in everyday life. Rachel uses a person-centered style combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, tailoring interventions to each person’s goals.

Clients often bring concerns such as anxiety, depression, bipolar mood symptoms, grief, and stress related to career or life changes. She also works with intimacy and relationship issues, eating and body image concerns, anger, and patterns like codependency and impulsivity. Rachel pays attention to how past abandonment, family dynamics, or experiences of domestic violence affect present coping.

Her practice includes support for people facing substance use and recovery challenges and those adjusting after divorce or other major losses. Rachel emphasizes skill-building - concrete strategies for managing emotions, improving relationships, and reducing risky behaviors. She also helps people find steadier routines and clearer decision-making.

Outside of practice she enjoys working out, spending time outdoors, and being with family. Rachel acknowledges that reaching out is a brave step and welcomes the chance to work collaboratively toward realistic, doable changes.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Rachel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, mood symptoms, and many stress-related concerns. She also practices a person-centered approach that emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client’s own goals to guide sessions. That approach helps people feel heard and shapes interventions to fit their life. These techniques are evidence-based and adaptable to remote formats.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your needs, goals, and preferences and together recommend techniques that fit your situation. Adjustments are made over time as progress and challenges become clearer so the plan remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy with Rachel is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let you work face-to-face for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for shorter updates, brief coaching, or between-session support. These options aim to make counseling more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.