About Rachael
Rachael Sholar is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She approaches sessions as a person who listens first and then offers practical steps. She values kindness and straightforward support during hard moments.
Rachael keeps sessions simple and down to earth. She uses plain language to talk about how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Together with each person she looks for small changes that fit into daily life instead of overwhelming plans that are hard to keep.
Background and approach
Her work often includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational interviewing techniques. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and find realistic ways to change behavior. She also supports people facing issues related to adoption and foster care, pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and drug and alcohol addiction.
Rachael brings four years of clinical experience to her Kentucky practice as an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker. She is open to integrating faith-based perspectives when a person wants that included. Sessions are conversational and paced to match what each person needs.
Starting therapy with Rachael is meant to be a step-by-step process. She encourages people to begin even without a clear plan and to move at a comfortable pace. The focus stays on practical tools and steady progress over time.
How Rachael uses CBT and Motivational Interviewing online
Rachael commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. In simple steps she helps identify patterns that cause distress and builds practical changes people can try between sessions. Motivational Interviewing is another approach she uses to explore a person's reasons for change and to strengthen their motivation without pressure.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rachael will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and she will help decide whether CBT, motivational interviewing, or a mix makes the most sense. This is a collaborative process that adapts as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to make therapy fit weekly life. Video can allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or a better fit when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work for people who prefer written check-ins or need flexible timing. These options aim to make consistent care easier to schedule and maintain.
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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