Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology, a minor in Black Studies, and a master's degree in educational, school, and counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Rachel brings 13 years of direct therapy experience to her work and a longer history in mental health roles. She draws on experience across community mental health, career counseling, substance use treatment, and domestic and family violence response. That background helps her recognize how stress, trauma, and life transitions show up in day-to-day life. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Rachel favors a client-centered style that respects each person's culture and life story. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to help manage anxiety, anger, and low mood. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas are used when people want to set goals and make clear changes. People often come for help with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, or addiction concerns. Rachel also supports issues like caregiver stress, blended family problems, adoption and foster care questions, and work-related burnout. Evening appointments are part of her schedule, with hours on Central Standard Time. Sessions are conducted in English. Prospective clients who want to work together can follow the site's process to match and schedule a first visit.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems down into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches concrete skills to shift patterns that fuel anxiety, anger, or low mood. Mindfulness therapy brings simple practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which many people find useful for stress and anger management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. That conversation guides whether to rely more on skill-based CBT, present-focused mindfulness, or client-centered listening and planning.

The biography does not list specific online or phone formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow evening scheduling, and reduce travel time. It also lets sessions focus on short skill practice, goal-setting, and problem-solving that can be practiced between meetings to support changes in daily life.