Rachelle Belott Filipiak
Practical, relationship-aware counseling for daily life
LPC Wisconsin
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Rachelle
Rachelle Belott Filipiak is a Licensed Professional Counselor who blends practical tools with a warm, direct style. She uses relationship-focused work alongside individual strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting or relationship struggles.
Background and approach
Her first aim is to make therapy feel straightforward and doable for someone juggling life’s demands. Rachelle earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Her background includes work in a domestic violence shelter for women, a college counseling center, a medium-security correctional facility for men, and outpatient mental health services. Those experiences shaped a flexible approach that adapts to each person’s situation.
She combines elements from several therapies to match a person’s needs. That can mean using skills to reduce distress, talking through relationship patterns, or practicing new ways of handling strong emotions.
The focus is on concrete steps that change thoughts and behaviors to reduce suffering. Rachelle emphasizes gradual change and skill building.
She helps clients identify obstacles and practice new responses until they feel competent managing problems on their own. People can expect a collaborative process that balances support with skill development.
Her work covers many concerns, including trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating and body image issues, ADHD, attachment matters, and caregiver stress. Sessions aim to leave people better able to cope, communicate, and make choices that fit their values.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Rachelle often uses the Gottman Method principles alongside Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to guide her work. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and reducing conflict in close relationships by practicing concrete interaction skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of connection shape current relationships and helps people build safer, more reliable ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, offering empathic reflection and collaboration to help clients find their own solutions.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Rachelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try techniques that fit. She works together with clients to adjust methods as progress or new needs appear, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship work and emotion-focused exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging allows for frequent brief contacts and written reflections between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English