About Rachael
Rachael Lustfeldt helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She also addresses compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, and low self-esteem. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.
Rachael is a licensed clinical social worker - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - practicing in Georgia. She brings 11 years of experience supporting people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, cancer, and end-of-life concerns.
Background and approach
Her work includes helping those coping with chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, and isolation or loneliness. In sessions she centers the person’s own story and strengths. She uses straightforward tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful patterns.
Narrative and Solution-Focused techniques are used to clarify values and build practical strategies for day-to-day life. Rachael aims to make therapy feel doable. She offers techniques that are concrete and brief when needed, along with space to process loss and big changes.
Many clients find this blend helpful when managing grief, caregiver stress, or the aftermath of traumatic events. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps people set clear steps, practice skills between sessions, and adjust plans as life shifts.
Sessions are offered through multiple online formats to fit different needs and schedules.
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior, and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Both approaches can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and what’s happening in everyday life. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in to make sure the plan is working for the client.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling busy schedules or health needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and tailored to real-life constraints.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English