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Raechelle Gaffney

Practical, relationship-focused therapy for life changes

LMFT Texas

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages
English

About Raechelle

Raechelle Gaffney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, career transitions, and questions about self-worth.

Background and approach

Raechelle speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps a person can use right away. Raechelle draws on relationship-focused approaches such as the Gottman Method alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

Sessions tend to blend talking, problem solving, and simple exercises to shift patterns that cause distress. She aims to make sessions feel like a collaborative conversation rather than a lecture.

Her background includes work as a hospital case manager and roles in community health and social services. That experience shaped an emphasis on connecting people with supports and resources while addressing emotional and practical needs.

Raechelle has worked a long time with older adults and caregivers, and she pays attention to life-stage concerns. In sessions she helps people untangle family of origin issues, attachment concerns, and control-related stress.

She also supports those coping with major life changes, financial stress, panic, and loneliness. Raechelle adapts goals to each person so progress stays realistic and measurable.

She is licensed as an LMFT in Texas and Florida and uses evidence-informed tools such as motivational interviewing and narrative therapy where they fit. Raechelle invites people who are ready for change to take the first step and start a focused plan for better daily functioning and clearer relationships.

How Raechelle’s Methods Work Online

Raechelle often blends the Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address relationship and personal stress. The Gottman Method helps identify interaction patterns and build clearer ways of communicating and managing conflict. CBT focuses on spotting and changing thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at emotional needs and attachment concerns to improve how people connect and feel supported.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Raechelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then shape sessions to fit. That collaborative planning helps make sure tools and exercises match real-life concerns and everyday routines.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills work and emotional processing. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, homework support, or follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during busy or changing schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Raechelle address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting pressure, career transitions, self-esteem, panic, and related family and aging issues.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses a mix of Gottman Method ideas for relationship patterns, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address emotional bonds.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Raechelle brings 15 years of experience, including work as a hospital case manager and roles in community health and social services.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in Texas and Florida and based in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed in

Florida, Texas

Languages

English