About Rachael
Rachael Flack is an AASW social worker with 16 years of professional experience. She specialises in supporting people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression and ADHD. Rachael combines practical tools with compassionate listening so clients can manage day-to-day life more easily.
Rachael has worked in many settings and now focuses on women and parents facing life transitions. This includes experiences around fertility, pregnancy loss, postpartum issues and the ongoing demands of parenting neurodivergent children.
Background and approach
She also supports those coping with divorce and separation, caregiver stress, guilt and shame. She draws on her own lived experience as a parent, a person who has navigated IVF and pregnancy loss, and someone who is co-parenting after separation. That background informs a down-to-earth approach and an understanding of the pressures people juggle alongside family life and work.
Sessions aim to be practical. Rachael offers time-tested strategies that fit into busy routines, alongside space to talk through feelings. She helps people identify small steps they can try between meetings to build change.
Rachael also facilitates women's circles and volunteers with a miscarriage support network. These roles reflect a community-oriented way of working and a focus on peer connection. She welcomes people who are ready to take steps towards greater self-acceptance and a more balanced life.
Approaches that translate to online care
Rachael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life skills and manageable change. One approach emphasises practical coping strategies for stress and anxiety, teaching breathing, routine adjustments and simple behaviour changes to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach addresses grief and loss through guided conversations and activities that help process emotions and build new coping habits after bereavement or pregnancy loss.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachael works with clients to identify goals and preferences, then adapts methods to suit their needs. Together they review what is helping and adjust the plan so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, school and family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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