Rachel Stuart

Rachel Stuart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi who focuses on helping people move past pain and find meaning. She approaches therapy with a practical, action-oriented style and a clear focus on the problems a person brings to the room. Rachel aims to help clients reduce distress and begin making changes that matter to them.

She has about 10 years of experience working in community mental health settings and with individuals facing mood and life-phase challenges. Her background includes coordinating psychosocial rehabilitation services in long-term care and providing individual and group psychotherapy. Rachel earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Mississippi College.

Rachel uses a human-centered, integrative method that emphasizes present concerns and future goals. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused techniques to match strategies to each person’s needs. Sessions commonly address emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and practical next steps.

She often helps people working through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anger, eating concerns, low self-esteem, career questions, and bipolar mood challenges. The emphasis is on identifying strengths, spotting exceptions to problems, and taking steps toward change.

Rachel invites people to bring their full story and to collaborate on realistic goals. She focuses on clear, concrete work in therapy so people can see progress and reclaim a sense of possibility.

How these approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions even when feelings are difficult. It can help with persistent worry, grief, and anger by guiding people to choose actions that match what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions like anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal interactions, which can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the best approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to try methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan based on goals and preferences. This means treatment can shift over time to fit what actually works for the person.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing people to meet from where they are. Since the available session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for consistent follow-through, shorter check-ins when needed, and practicing skills in real-world settings between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these approaches to help clients build skills, manage anger, and work toward clearer goals.