Rachel May, LCSW
Compassionate social worker focused on practical progress
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Rachel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rachel
Rachel May is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and anger. She practices in Texas and draws on years working in psychiatric hospital settings to inform her work. Rachel aims to create a straightforward space for people to talk and make steady progress toward goals.
Her sessions focus on practical steps and clear strategies. She listens without judgment and helps people name what is most urgent.
Background and approach
Rachel offers guidance, suggestions, and resources that fit each person's situation. Conversations are aimed at real changes that can be tried between sessions. Rachel uses several therapy approaches depending on the person’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build different habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people in clarifying values and taking meaningful action despite difficulty.
People come to Rachel for many concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including relationship issues, parenting strain, work stress, grief, trauma, body image, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, and communication problems. The aim is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.
Rachel matches strategies to each client and adjusts plans as people move forward. She provides practical tools and a calm, steady presence to help clients navigate change and rebuild routines that feel more sustainable.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rachel's practice.
- 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 Rachel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Rachel’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It suits those who want to reduce the hold of painful thoughts and focus on meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete exercises to change them, which works well for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing intense emotions and handling conflict without making things worse, which can help with anger and relationship challenges.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past. Together they will pick techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made so the work fits the person’s life and needs.
Online therapy here can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different preferences. Video is useful when visual cues and face-to-face conversation matter. Phone calls can fit a busy schedule or use less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are helpful for short check-ins, quick skill coaching, or when someone wants to work without being on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and flexible around work, family, and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What kinds of problems does Rachel help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, body image, parenting concerns, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Rachel uses a practical, person-centered style. She listens without judgment, offers clear tools, and helps people try new skills between sessions.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of clinical experience and years working in psychiatric hospital settings, which informs her ability to address a wide range of needs.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with the credential shown as TX LCSW.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Rachel offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.