About Raechelle
Raechelle Gaffney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief, or life changes. Parents who are juggling work and family and people facing career or relationship strain often find practical ways forward in her sessions.
Raechelle blends time-tested approaches to focus on what matters most to each person. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She uses tools that help people manage panic, reduce worry, and rebuild a sense of control in daily life.
Background and approach
Her background includes work as a hospital case manager and service in community settings. Those roles shaped her focus on connecting people to supports and services that matter. She is licensed in Texas and Florida as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, often called LMFT.
Raechelle pays close attention to family patterns and the stories people tell about themselves. She can help people untangle family of origin issues, caregiving stress, and attachment concerns. She also offers guidance for those facing aging and end-of-life changes.
Practical steps are a common feature of her work. She and the client set clear goals, try small changes between sessions, and track what helps. This way of working aims to produce steady improvement in mood, functioning, and relationships.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Raechelle often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help with anxiety and relationship strain. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to reduce worry and panic. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and connection, helping people understand attachment needs and repair relationship patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Raechelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they refine a plan and adjust techniques so the work fits day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial expressions and body language. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Texas
- Languages
- English
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