Rachael Lustfeldt, LCSW, CSW

Rachael Lustfeldt, LCSW, CSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She invites clients to take the first step toward feeling more capable and content. Rachael frames therapy as a partnership built on practical steps and real-life goals.

She works from the view that each person knows their story best. Sessions look for strengths people already have and build from those skills. Rachael uses clear, goal-oriented methods to help people manage symptoms and find ways forward in everyday life.

Her clinical background spans 11 years of practice in Georgia as a licensed clinical social worker. She has worked with people coping with aging and geriatric issues, cancer, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and HIV/AIDS related issues. First responder stress and disaster-related strain are also among her experience areas.

Rachael draws on several therapeutic approaches to meet different needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns, Narrative Therapy to reframe personal stories, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals.

Sessions are conducted in English and she does not accept international clients. If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters most and take small steps toward those values, even when emotions feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and finds ways to reframe those stories to open up new possibilities.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, needs, and preferences and recommend methods that fit. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people work from a quieter place or avoid camera use when they prefer audio only. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and Narrative techniques to work well over distance while focusing on practical steps and measurable goals.