Kristi Rachal

Kristi Rachal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 23 years of experience. She helps people cope with grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship and family stress. Her style is down-to-earth and informal so people can feel at ease during hard conversations.

She has worked in prisons, hospitals, home health, and hospice, and has counseled veterans and active duty military members. That range of settings shaped a practical approach to problem solving. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps people can use between appointments.

Kristi draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thought patterns and build coping skills. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to reduce stress and find immediate, useful changes. These are applied in simple, direct ways that fit daily life.

Her work has included addictions counseling, anger management, and LGBTQ+ issues, as well as caregiver stress and first responder concerns. She also addresses intimacy-related issues and alternative sex culture topics when relevant to a client's goals.

Kristi aims to make sessions comfortable and straightforward. She emphasizes accountability and practical tools so people can see progress. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking to match their needs.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Kristi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and addiction-related patterns by turning observations into small, testable changes.

She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple awareness and grounding exercises. These practices help reduce stress and bring attention back to the present moment in everyday situations. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear, achievable goals and to find steps that produce quick, useful results.

Finding the right mix of approaches happens together. The therapist and client discuss symptoms, goals, and preferences to decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process can be adjusted as progress is reviewed so sessions match what the person needs.

Confirm current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific online formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into workdays, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use mindfulness practices at home and apply CBT tools between meetings, which helps bring change into daily life.