About Rachel
Rachel Schmittou is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience. She is an LCSW and a former Michigan LMSW who now practices from Florida. Rachel focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, parenting, and depression in straightforward, practical work.
She takes a conversational, down-to-earth approach in sessions. Rachel creates space for people to talk through what feels heavy without judgment. She helps clients identify small changes that can reduce daily overwhelm and improve communication at home.
Background and approach
With 24 years in the field, Rachel draws on a variety of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She tailors her methods to the situation, focusing on what will help most right now. Sessions often include problem-solving, clarity around emotions, and strategies to manage stress.
Rachel also pays attention to attachment and abandonment wounds that can influence relationships and parenting. She supports people who struggle with control, isolation, body image, caregiving stress, and life purpose questions. The work is practical and aimed at improving day-to-day functioning.
Rachel offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
Practical therapeutic techniques for online care
Rachel uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach helps people identify and change small, habitual thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and stress high. This method is useful when symptoms interfere with daily life and routines.Another approach Rachel uses centers on attachment and relationship patterns. It looks at how past connections shape current trust, communication, and parenting. This work helps people make clearer choices in relationships and repair communication patterns.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist listens to the person’s goals and tries methods that fit their situation. Changes are checked along the way, and the plan is adjusted based on what is helpful and what is not.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a work break. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and accessible from different places.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Florida
- Languages
- English