- Pregnancy and postpartum
- Communication problems
- Young adult issues
About Rachel
Rachel Austin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Oklahoma with eight years of experience. She focuses on family, parenting, and coping with life changes, and also works with young adults facing early-adulthood challenges. Rachel supports people through pregnancy and postpartum changes, social anxiety, workplace stress, and feelings of isolation or shame.
Rachel uses a collaborative, practical style. Sessions usually focus on concrete steps people can take to manage anxiety, intrusive thoughts, perfectionism, or the strain that comes with new parenting roles. She helps people name what feels most urgent, set manageable goals, and practice strategies between sessions.
She also works with couples and families on communication and unmet needs. In those meetings she guides conversations to improve listening, set clearer boundaries, and reduce repeated conflict patterns. For parents she offers support around parenting decisions and the emotional shifts that follow major life changes.
Rachel draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood, anxiety, and behavioral concerns such as trichotillomania. She talks through symptoms, offers practical tools for managing urges and worry, and reviews small habit changes that make a difference over time.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She asks about daily routines, relationships, and what has helped before. Work between sessions is often part of the plan, with simple skills to practice and reflect on before the next meeting.
Evidence-based techniques and online sessions
Rachel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. Cognitive approaches help people notice and adjust unhelpful thoughts that feed anxiety, perfectionism, and shame. Behavioral strategies focus on small, practical steps like building routines, practice exposures for social anxiety, and habit changes for behaviors such as trichotillomania.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She reviews options in the first sessions and adjusts as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant to real-life demands.
The biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current online session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats also make it simpler to join from a break at work or after classes. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote meetings so progress continues between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She focuses on family, parenting, and coping with life changes. Other areas include social anxiety, workplace stress, postpartum issues, and young adult concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions emphasize concrete steps, goal-setting, and skills to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Oklahoma.
Does she provide sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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