About Rachel
Rachel Hedlund is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Georgia. She brings 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Rachel emphasizes each person's strengths and treats clients with straightforward kindness.
She works with concerns like low self-esteem, difficulty finding motivation, anger, and ADHD-related challenges. Rachel also has a focus on veteran and armed forces issues and understands how service can shape the kinds of stress someone faces.
Background and approach
Her approach aims to make therapy usable in day-to-day life. In sessions she listens for what a person already does well and builds on those skills. Rachel helps people talk through hard moments and practice small changes that add up.
She keeps the work practical so clients can try things between meetings. Many people start therapy feeling unsure. Rachel acknowledges that first step takes courage and meets clients where they are.
She helps set goals together and adjusts the pace to match each person’s needs. Her practice is geared toward clear communication and steady progress. Rachel explains options, checks in on what helps, and refines the plan as needed.
The goal is to leave people with tools they can use after therapy ends.
Approaches that shape online therapy
Rachel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can practice. One common approach she relies on teaches practical coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as grounding, pacing, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These tools help reduce day-to-day overwhelm and build confidence handling triggers. Another approach centers on processing trauma and abuse in a paced, manageable way. Rachel helps people name what happened, recognize its impact, and develop safety and regulation skills to feel steadier in daily life. For issues like low motivation, self-esteem, or anger she uses problem-focused methods that break larger goals into small, doable steps. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps. That collaboration keeps the focus on practical gains rather than strict labels. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for quick check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to use therapy around work, caregiving, or travel.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Parenting issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English