Rachel Jones, LPC

Rachel Jones is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 13 years providing direct therapy. She holds a master’s degree in Educational, School and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and earlier studied sociology with a minor in Black Studies. She works in English and brings experience from community mental health, career counseling, substance use treatment, and domestic and family violence settings.

Rachel focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, and parenting. She also takes on work around anger, self-esteem, career coaching, and ADHD. Her background includes attention to adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and family of origin concerns.

Her approach centers on client-centered therapy paired with cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness tools. She integrates motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when useful. Sessions are geared toward practical steps the client can use between meetings, such as small behavioral experiments and short mindfulness practices.

Rachel’s prior roles have included clinician, supervisor, and clinic and regional director. That administrative and clinical mix influences how she structures care - organized, goal-aware, and focused on what works in day-to-day life. She offers evening hours on Central Standard Time to accommodate parents and working adults.

People usually come to her wanting clearer ways to handle family stress, parenting strain, or a difficult relationship with a caregiver or partner. Conversations are straightforward, anchored in everyday problems and actions, and aimed at making manageable changes over time.

How Rachel’s therapeutic approaches work in online sessions