- 20 years experience
- LMHC Florida
- Grief and stress focus
About Rachel
Rachel Black is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, depression, and life transitions. Rachel offers a calm, steady presence and practical ways to cope when things feel overwhelming.
Her work focuses on building safety and clearer connections to what matters to each person. She uses plain language and short-term tools alongside deeper conversations about patterns and past hurts. Sessions typically include goal-setting, skill practice, and reflection to make changes feel doable.
Rachel blends several evidence-informed approaches. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape present reactions. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices are used to calm the nervous system and increase present-moment awareness.
Over two decades she has supported people through grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, chronic illness, and issues around identity and intimacy. She also addresses concerns like sleep and eating problems, hoarding, and codependency. Clients often work on repairing communication, managing strong emotions, and finding steadier coping strategies.
Her style is collaborative and pragmatic. Rachel sets clear goals, tracks progress, and adjusts methods to fit each person’s life. People looking for compassionate, experienced guidance through hard transitions often find her approach straightforward and reassuring.
Her work focuses on building safety and clearer connections to what matters to each person. She uses plain language and short-term tools alongside deeper conversations about patterns and past hurts. Sessions typically include goal-setting, skill practice, and reflection to make changes feel doable.
Rachel blends several evidence-informed approaches. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape present reactions. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices are used to calm the nervous system and increase present-moment awareness.
Over two decades she has supported people through grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, chronic illness, and issues around identity and intimacy. She also addresses concerns like sleep and eating problems, hoarding, and codependency. Clients often work on repairing communication, managing strong emotions, and finding steadier coping strategies.
Her style is collaborative and pragmatic. Rachel sets clear goals, tracks progress, and adjusts methods to fit each person’s life. People looking for compassionate, experienced guidance through hard transitions often find her approach straightforward and reassuring.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rachel uses attachment-based work to help people see how early relationships affect current responses and closeness. That approach is useful for people who struggle with trust, abandonment, or repeating painful relationship patterns.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating concerns, and managing strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that match those needs. The choice of techniques is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also allow for different ways of working with skills practice and mindfulness between meetings. Ask about the exact session formats offered when you schedule so you know what to expect.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, trauma and abuse, and life changes like career transitions or aging concerns.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions include goal-setting, skill-building, and reflection tailored to each person.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Rachel has 20 years of experience helping people with a wide range of concerns including chronic illness, parenting stress, hoarding, and attachment issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Rachel?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.