Rachel Richard , LPCC

Rachel Richard is an experienced licensed professional counselor who uses straightforward, people-first methods to help clients manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She brings 27 years of clinical work to each session and focuses on practical ways to handle hard moments and life change.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. Conversations are plainspoken and goal-oriented, with attention to how emotions show up in daily life. She listens closely to understand what matters most to each person.

Rachel draws on approaches that teach skills for handling difficult thoughts and emotions, building stronger relationships, and staying present. Treatment plans are shaped to match a person’s situation, whether they are coping with grief, work stress, addiction, or questions about identity and intimacy. She also addresses issues like sleep, eating concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image.

Sessions emphasize small, concrete steps clients can try between meetings. There is room to practice new ways of communicating and managing urges, and to notice what works. Rachel helps clients weigh options and set realistic, meaningful goals.

She is licensed in Indiana as an LPCC and has many years helping people navigate change. If someone is unsure where to begin, Rachel supports starting with a simple conversation to identify the first steps toward feeling more steady.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting ruled by them and then choose actions that reflect their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on identifying feelings and strengthening emotional connection, which can be useful for intimacy-related concerns and relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, values, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted over time based on what helps.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session when seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging allow brief, flexible check-ins and written reflections between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the approaches above to build skills and support change.