Rachel May, LCSW
Practical, story-centered therapy for adults
Details
| Name | Rachel May |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 12 |
About Rachel
Rachel May is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. She practices in Texas and works directly with adults to address mood concerns, relationship struggles, and life transitions. Rachel aims to make therapy clear and practical so people can use what they learn right away.
Her style is straightforward and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on the problems that brought someone in and on small changes that add up.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns in stories and daily life, then suggests steps people can try between sessions. Rachel blends several approaches to fit each person. She draws from Narrative ideas to look at the stories people tell about themselves.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help with difficult thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Her background includes years working in psychiatric settings, which gave experience with a wide range of issues and quick-paced clinical work. That time shaped her ability to make focused, practical plans with people facing complex challenges.
Clients can expect guidance, suggestions, and resources tailored to their goals. Rachel helps people notice how past events shape current patterns and then works with them to try new ways of responding that feel more manageable.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Rachel works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Rachel among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Rachel directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Rachel directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and Action-Focused Care Online
Rachel uses Narrative approaches to examine the stories people tell about themselves and their problems, helping them separate the person from the issue. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to teach acceptance of difficult feelings while clarifying values and committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and challenges emerge.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls support deeper conversational work and visual connection, phone sessions can fit into a busy day with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework, or when writing helps someone process. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy into work, family, and life commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Rachel help with?
Rachel works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She keeps sessions practical and nonjudgmental, listening for patterns in stories and daily life and suggesting small, doable steps people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Rachel has 12 years of clinical experience, including work in psychiatric settings that exposed her to a broad range of challenges and levels of care.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Rachel offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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