Rachel Portlock, LPC

Rachel Portlock is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Texas. She brings three years of counseling experience and a calm, practical style to sessions. Rachel focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She also works with issues like parenting strain, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, anger, trauma and abuse, depression, and coaching for personal goals.

Rachel aims to make sessions welcoming and nonjudgmental. She listens first, then helps people set clear, achievable goals. Conversations focus on real steps, like changing unhelpful thoughts, setting boundaries, or building daily routines that reduce stress.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, and solution-focused strategies. That means Rachel helps clients notice patterns of thinking, uses collaborative planning, and looks for practical solutions that can be tried between sessions. She tailors the mix to each person’s needs and pace.

Sessions often include short exercises, problem-solving, and gentle coaching to build confidence and coping skills. Rachel supports people through grief, struggling relationships, and major life changes by helping them identify small, useful changes they can practice.

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so care can fit into a busy schedule. Rachel speaks English and sees clients in Texas. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How Rachel’s Approaches Work Online

Rachel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new ways of reacting. CBT is often practical and works well for anxiety, low mood, stress, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.

She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize listening and collaboration. That approach focuses on the person’s goals and builds motivation by reflecting strengths and values. Solution-focused therapy is another option she uses to set small, achievable steps toward immediate change and measurable progress.

Finding the right mix is part of the work. Rachel will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest which approaches to try. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful and what the client wants to focus on.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone can work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging offer quick written check-ins or ongoing support between calls. These formats help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain momentum between sessions.