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Rachel Black, LMHC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Rachel

Rachel Black is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She integrates practical, evidence-informed techniques with a warm, collaborative stance to help clients identify their strengths, address patterns that hold them back, and build coping skills for day-to-day life. Her work also addresses issues such as addictions, self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and career challenges.

Rachel draws on a range of therapeutic methods to tailor care to each person’s needs, blending Internal Family Systems work with attachment-based and client-centered strategies alongside cognitive-behavioral and dialectical skills when appropriate. She pays attention to family-of-origin dynamics, communication and codependency patterns, and chronic health or caregiving stressors while helping clients move toward clearer goals.

Sessions emphasize practical tools, emotional processing, and rebuilding resilience so clients can respond to life with greater balance and self-understanding. Offering an empathetic and results-oriented approach, Rachel works with clients to set achievable goals and develop sustainable habits.

She practices in Florida and provides services in English, drawing on two decades of experience to support meaningful, measurable change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Internal Family Systems helps people understand and relate to the different parts inside themselves, inviting curiosity about emotions and beliefs so clients can heal internal conflicts and reduce self-criticism. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people repair trust, improve communication, and develop more supported ways of relating to others. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience, offering empathetic listening and reflection to support self-exploration and personal growth.

Choosing the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Rachel collaborates with each person to determine what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She will discuss options, adapt techniques over time, and work together to refine strategies that feel effective and acceptable to the client.

Online therapy offers flexibility for those juggling work, family, or mobility concerns by providing multiple ways to connect including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care, fit sessions into a busy schedule, and access support from home or another convenient location while working toward meaningful change with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, self-esteem struggles, and a broad set of related concerns including ADHD and bipolar disorder.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, collaborative, and goal-oriented, combining emotional processing with practical skill building to help clients achieve tangible improvements.
What background and experience informs her work?
Rachel brings 20 years of clinical experience to her practice and has supported clients across many life stages and challenges during that time.
What credentials and location should clients know about?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with the credential FL LMHC MH18535 and she practices in Florida.
Does she conduct sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English