Rachael Lustfeldt, LCSW, CSW

Rachael Lustfeldt is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also focuses on issues like caregiver strain, aging and geriatric concerns, chronic illness and pain, and hospice and end-of-life counseling. Her work is grounded in the belief that each person knows their story best and brings strengths to the work ahead.

Rachael uses clear, practical steps in sessions. She listens for what matters most and helps clients set small, doable goals. She favors approaches that address thoughts and behaviors, find meaning in life stories, and identify immediate, useful strategies to move forward.

With 11 years of experience, Rachael has supported people facing family problems, loneliness, compassion fatigue, and the stress that follows disasters or medical crises. She draws on methods that focus on values, thought patterns, and problem-solving to help people cope day to day.

She explains ideas plainly and keeps sessions focused on what the client wants to change. Conversations often include setting specific actions to try between visits and reflecting on what worked or didn’t. This makes progress easier to recognize.

Rachael holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW. She practices in Georgia and conducts sessions in English. Prospective clients are invited to consider whether her straightforward approach fits their needs before scheduling.

Approaches you can try online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It’s useful for anxiety, low mood, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Narrative Therapy looks at problems through the stories people tell about their lives and can help with grief, identity shifts, and feelings of emptiness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions often mix techniques so the plan matches what a client needs in practice.

Confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week and cut down travel time. It can also let people try shorter check-ins or meet without being on camera when that helps. Talk through scheduling and format preferences during the matching process so sessions fit daily life.