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Kristi Rachal, LCSW

  • Experience23 years
  • LocationLouisiana
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Therapy
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About Kristi

Kristi Rachal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 23 years of practice across a wide range of settings. She supports people facing concerns such as addictions, anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related difficulties, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Her experience also includes work with LGBTQ concerns and complex areas like BDSM and alternative sex culture, blended family dynamics, codependency, and caregiving strain. Her style is approachable and informal, aimed at helping clients feel at ease while working toward practical change.

She emphasizes accountability and uses solution-focused techniques alongside cognitive behavioral tools to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and tackle specific problems. Kristi’s background includes practice in prisons, hospitals, home health and hospice, and independent practice, and she has worked with Veterans and active duty military members and their families.

She offers services from Louisiana and conducts sessions in English.

Approaches for Online Work and Practical Change



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and teaching concrete skills to shift those patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, addictions, and stress-related concerns to help clients change how they respond to daily challenges.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on clarifying goals and highlighting existing strengths and resources to create quick, actionable steps toward change. This approach is useful when clients want practical tools to address relationship issues, communication problems, or specific life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kristi collaborates with clients to determine what methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines techniques as appropriate and regularly checks in to adapt the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which lets clients fit care into busy schedules and choose the mode that feels most comfortable. These options provide flexibility for ongoing work on skills, problem solving, and short-term solution building while allowing clients to connect from their own locations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kristi commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and family problems, grief, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, and stress-related concerns.
What is Kristi’s therapeutic style like?
Her approach is informal and aimed at making clients feel comfortable while remaining focused on accountability and practical solutions to everyday problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristi brings 23 years of clinical experience from settings such as prisons, hospitals, home health and hospice, and independent practice.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW with licences listed as OR LCSW L15071 and LA LCSW 8246, and she practices from Louisiana.
Which languages are offered and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for online work?
Kristi provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Prospective clients should select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

BDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesParanoiaPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Louisiana, Oregon

Languages

English

What Kristi can help with

Kristi Rachal works with clients on addictions, self esteem, and depression.

Kristi has worked with Veterans, active duty military members, and their families.

Kristi has experience in sex offender treatment, anger management, addictions counseling, and LGBTQ+ issues.

How Kristi approaches therapy

Kristi's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Kristi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Louisiana.