Rachel Felton, LICSW

Rachel Felton is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) in Washington with 12 years of experience. Rachel brings a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate stance to sessions and focuses on helping people facing midlife concerns, mood challenges, and relationship struggles.

Rachel uses clear, practical conversation to tailor support to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on establishing workable goals, improving everyday coping, and building skills to manage emotions and difficult situations. Rachel draws on a mix of approaches to help people make changes that matter in daily life.

Her background includes long-term work with people managing depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, and issues tied to sexual and gender identity. Rachel also addresses concerns such as self-esteem, addictions, communication problems, and attachment-related difficulties. She has experience supporting people with chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image concerns, and neurodiversity such as autism or Asperger syndrome.

In sessions Rachel commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered methods. These approaches are applied in practical ways to reduce distress, increase flexibility, and strengthen relationships with self and others.

Rachel works in Washington and conducts the initial intake and treatment planning with each person. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

How Rachel's approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for midlife transitions, depression, and managing ongoing stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and practicing new thinking and behavior patterns to reduce distress and improve functioning. It often helps with mood concerns, anxiety, and problem-solving in relationships. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be helpful when emotions feel intense or relationships are strained.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Rachel works together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day life. That collaborative process may include trying techniques from more than one approach and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions that avoid video if that feels better. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques for remote sessions so people can practice skills and apply them between meetings.