About Raquel
Raquel McCranie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who offers direct, down-to-earth support for adults. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make people feel heard. Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression.
She approaches sessions as real conversations rather than a strict formula. Raquel brings five years of experience in behavioral health and addiction recovery to her practice. She adapts her methods to what each person needs instead of offering one fixed plan.
Background and approach
Raquel completed a Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology with a minor in Communications, then earned a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida. That training informs her counseling but she tailors each session to the person in front of her. Her background includes individual counseling, relationship support, trauma work, and addiction-related care.
She has also worked with equine-assisted approaches through partnerships and finds horses a meaningful complement to talk-based work. As a mother and stepmother, Raquel understands how identity and relationships can feel complicated. She tries to create a calm space where clients can speak honestly, be understood, and figure out practical next steps for change.
Evidence-based approaches and online options
Raquel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to the person in the room. One commonly used approach is trauma-informed work, which focuses on safety, pacing, and helping people process difficult events in manageable steps. This can help with post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and the emotional effects of past abuse. Another common thread in her work is relationship-focused counseling. That involves looking at communication patterns, attachment concerns, and how personal history affects current relationships to improve connection and reduce conflict.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Raquel explores goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before to decide which techniques to try. She adjusts the plan over time based on progress and feedback so the work stays practical and relevant to each person's life.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions can fit a short break or a low-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule while still working toward clearer coping strategies and reduced anxiety.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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