Rachel Hedlund , LPC

Rachel Hedlund is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 12 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, anger, ADHD, parenting challenges, and life changes. Rachel emphasizes practical steps and supports people as they begin the work of change.

She views each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions center on clear goals and hands-on strategies that fit daily life. Rachel listens for what matters most and helps people try small changes that add up over time.

Her background includes a decade-plus of direct clinical work in community settings. That experience shaped a straightforward style that balances empathy with problem-solving. Rachel aims to make sessions useful from the first few meetings.

When trauma or difficult events are part of the picture, she focuses on stabilizing symptoms and restoring a sense of control before moving into deeper work. For parenting and life transitions, Rachel helps people set practical routines and communication strategies to reduce stress.

Rachel also brings attention to issues commonly faced by veterans and members of the armed forces. She adapts plans to each person’s goals and daily demands so therapy can fit into real life.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online care

Rachel describes her work as practical and goal-focused, and evidence-based therapeutic techniques support that approach. For example, cognitive-based methods help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of reacting, which can ease anxiety and depression. Techniques that emphasize skills training focus on building routines, emotion regulation, and problem-solving to manage anger, ADHD, parenting stress, and life transitions.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Rachel collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily demands. She starts by listening, then suggests a plan and adjusts it as progress is made so the work stays relevant to what a person wants to change.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or school by reducing travel time and allowing check-ins during breaks. It also lets people use shorter sessions or phone-based check-ins when video is difficult, and makes it simpler to continue care when life changes or relocation occur.