Rachel Garrett
Collaborative, skills-based therapy with warmth
LICSW Alabama
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Rachel
Rachel Garrett is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Alabama who brings three years of clinical experience to her practice. She trained at Troy University and has worked across settings that include child protective services, juvenile services, correctional facilities, and inpatient geriatric psychiatric care.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and compassion fatigue. Rachel favors an integrative, person-focused approach that draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
She aims to listen closely, offer empathy, and collaborate with each client to address life stressors such as relationship concerns, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, and issues related to intimacy and coping with change. Additional clinical interests include aging and geriatric concerns, blended family dynamics, body image, postpartum mood concerns, and other areas that affect daily functioning.
Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental stance and a practical orientation toward building coping skills and clearer perspectives. Rachel invites prospective clients to explore whether her style and experience feel like a good fit for their needs and goals.
Therapeutic approaches for online care and skills building
Rachel incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for reducing symptoms like anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and is useful for addressing stress, mood concerns, and many everyday challenges.She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers the conversation on the client's experience and priorities. This approach emphasizes active listening, empathy, and collaboration to help clients clarify goals and feel understood during the process.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to determine which techniques and combinations best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care while balancing work, family, or other obligations, and they allow clients and licensed professionals to focus on skill-building and practical solutions from wherever they are.
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed
Alabama
Languages
English