Rachael Mooney

Compassionate, practical therapy for life changes

LISW-CP, LCSW, CSW South Carolina

Experience: 4 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Rachael

Rachael Mooney is a licensed social worker practicing in South Carolina who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. She approaches therapy with warmth and collaboration, working to tailor care to each person's situation and goals.

Background and approach

With four years of clinical experience and a Master of Social Work from The University of Georgia, she blends practical strategies with empathic listening to support clients through life transitions and painful experiences.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed methods, using evidence-based tools to address symptoms while attending to each person's values and meaning.

Rachael also supports clients coping with attachment and communication challenges, caregiver stress, eating and body image concerns, obsessive or compulsive patterns, panic and post-traumatic reactions, and related issues such as guilt, shame, and isolation. She aims to help people leave sessions feeling understood and equipped to make gradual, sustainable changes.

Rachael holds the credentials LISW-CP, LCSW, and CSW and provides services through a mix of remote formats. She combines practical skill-building with reflective exploration to meet the practical and emotional needs that bring people to therapy.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy

Rachael often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, while client-centered work emphasizes empathic listening, validation, and tailoring the pace of therapy to each person's experience. She also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when emotion regulation and interpersonal skills are central concerns.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative; the therapist partners with the client to weigh goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and then adjusts methods as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps ensure that practical skills training and reflective exploration align with what the client wants to achieve.

Online therapy offers flexibility by allowing video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to access help from home. These formats support ongoing skill practice, timely check-ins between sessions, and options for people who prefer different modes of communication while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rachael commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, and also addresses related issues like attachment, body image, caregiver stress, OCD symptoms, panic, and post-traumatic stress.

What is her therapeutic approach like?

Her style is warm, interactive, and collaborative, drawing on cognitive behavioral, client-centered, dialectical behavior, existential, and mindfulness approaches to fit each client's needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience since completing her Master of Social Work at The University of Georgia.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She holds LISW-CP, LCSW, and CSW credentials with license details SC LISW-CP 18164 and GA LCSW CSW009323, and practices in South Carolina.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats does she offer?

Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match their scheduling and communication preferences.

How is payment or cost handled?

Cost varies with client location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription that may be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesEating and food-related issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Georgia, South Carolina

Languages

English