Rachel Felton, LICSW
Therapist in Washington
Rachel Felton is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people navigate complex emotional and relationship challenges.
- License LW61435128 · Washington Expires January 2027
- NPI 1275941551 · national registry
- Experience and languages 12+ years in practice English
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About Rachel
Rachel Felton is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people navigate complex emotional and relationship challenges. She brings a respectful, compassionate approach and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Rachel works with many concerns including LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, and addictions.
Rachel focuses on plain, practical work in sessions. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered approaches to deepen understanding of how past relationships shape current feelings and choices. People often come for help with self-esteem, communication problems, commitment worries, or codependency. Rachel also supports those dealing with chronic pain, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and identity issues related to kink or alternative sexual culture.
She tailors strategies to each situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions include clear goals, small experiments to practice between meetings, and space to talk through painful memories when that feels right. Rachel emphasizes collaboration - she and the person in therapy set priorities and measure progress together.
Based in Washington, Rachel holds a Washington LICSW, which is listed as LICSW. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles.
Credentials
- LICSW (Washington)
- License LW61435128 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1275941551 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rachel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Rachel names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Rachel names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Online approaches that fit your life
Rachel blends Gottman Method ideas with acceptance and commitment therapy and attachment-based work to address relationship patterns and emotional struggles. The Gottman Method perspective helps identify interaction patterns and improve communication, which can ease recurring conflicts and build better day-to-day connection. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice painful thoughts and commit to values-based actions, useful for depression, anxiety, and mood swings. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship experiences affect current needs and responses, which is helpful for insecurity, abandonment concerns, and codependency.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Rachel collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort, and pace. She checks in regularly and adjusts tools as progress is made so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video is helpful for in-depth conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can require less bandwidth and feel simpler to schedule. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and practice skills between meetings.
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Frequently asked
What issues does Rachel work with?
Rachel helps people facing LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, bipolar disorder, depression, and addictions. She also supports those with relationship difficulties and related areas like codependency and attachment issues.
What is Rachel's therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions blend cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused conversations to set clear goals and experiments between meetings.
How much clinical experience does Rachel have?
Rachel has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
Rachel holds a Washington LICSW and practices in Washington state.
Which languages does Rachel offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with Rachel?
Rachel is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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