Rachel Lahasky, LCSW

Rachel Lahasky is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in Mississippi with 17 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting questions, motivation struggles, workplace trauma, and low self-esteem. Rachel frames clients as the experts on their own stories and focuses on practical next steps rather than labels.

Her style centers on clear, straightforward conversation. Sessions look at what is getting in the way now and which small changes could make life easier. She uses approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and strengthen how they relate to others.

Rachel often helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, anger, career stress, and adjusting to big life changes. She also has experience with caregiver stress, first responder issues, postpartum depression, and end-of-life concerns. When relevant, she addresses impulsivity, ADHD-related struggles, and co-morbidity between conditions.

Expect a focus on goals you can use between sessions. Rachel draws from Client-Centered Therapy to listen and clarify priorities. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to teach skills for managing intense feelings and changing patterns that cause problems.

Sessions aim to be practical and doable. Rachel works to help people build clearer communication, set realistic boundaries, and manage stress in everyday life. If you are weighing whether to start, she asks about concrete goals and what would feel helpful in the coming weeks.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online sessions