About Raquel
Raquel Barry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on evidence-based care for stress, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns. She helps people navigating sexuality and gender questions, relationship strain, and life transitions. Raquel writes treatment plans with the person in mind and aims to make sessions practical and understandable.
Raquel draws on five years of clinical experience in outpatient and community settings. She has worked alongside multidisciplinary teams, which shaped how she coordinates care and communicates with other professionals when appropriate.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people dealing with trauma, grief, emotional regulation difficulties, and moments of crisis. In sessions Raquel uses straightforward tools and steady conversation. She helps people name unhelpful patterns, practice new ways of relating, and build small habits that reduce stress.
Topics she commonly addresses include avoidant behavior, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, and impulsivity. She also supports people coping with isolation, social anxiety, and issues around sexuality or gender dysphoria. Raquel places emphasis on self-love, forgiveness, and improving connection to others through clearer communication and personal boundaries.
Raquel practices in Kentucky and conducts work in English. She holds a Kentucky LCSW license and uses a collaborative style to tailor goals and strategies to each person’s situation.
Approaches that guide online therapy
Raquel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional healing. One common approach is trauma-informed care, which helps people address past painful experiences by building safety, grounding skills, and gradual processing tailored to their pace. Another focus is motivational interviewing, a collaborative way of talking that helps people clarify goals and find personal reasons to make lasting changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Raquel will discuss options together and adjust methods based on a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level. She prioritizes collaboration and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different routines. Video is useful for more in-depth sessions and visual connection, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, practice between sessions, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English