Rachel May, LCSW
Texas · 12 years in practice
Rachel May is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and other life challenges.
License and registration
- LCSW, Texas
- 60889 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1285308643 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Rachel
Rachel May is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and other life challenges. She draws on years of clinical work in psychiatric settings to guide focused, practical care. Her tone is straightforward and nonjudgmental.
Rachel prefers to build treatment plans around each person’s needs. She listens first, then suggests tools and small changes that can fit into daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill work, grounded conversation, and planning for the next steps. Her approach mixes several well-known methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-based thinking. She also uses client-centered and dialectical strategies when those fit a person’s goals.
EMDR therapy is among the approaches she lists and may be used where appropriate. People who find Rachel helpful tend to want a clear plan and practical tools. She supports those facing depression, relationship struggles, grief, parenting stress, addiction, and identity or intimacy concerns.
She also works with issues like ADHD, body image, and burnout. Rachel aims for progress that feels doable. She offers guidance, suggestions, and resources while inviting clients to shape the work.
Sessions focus on skills you can try between meetings and on small steps that add up to change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rachel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rachel names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Rachel often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice different ways of responding. CBT is practical and skill-focused, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she uses; it emphasizes values and small actions that move a person toward what matters despite difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work to address how early relationships shape current patterns and to improve connection and trust in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Rachel works together with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying one way for a few sessions and adjusting as progress and needs become clearer. The aim is a collaborative plan that feels useful and realistic.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and visual cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers written communication. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction, plus relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, body image, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is pragmatic and nonjudgmental. She listens first, then offers tools, homework, and clear steps to try between sessions.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Rachel has 12 years of clinical experience, including substantial work in psychiatric hospital settings that shaped her ability to handle a wide range of issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Texas.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
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