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Clinical Social Worker / Therapist in Coral Gables, FL

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Rachel Richard, MS, LCSW

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Private Psychology Practice
Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychotherapy Services
Live Well Therapy Group (LWTG) is a counseling practice with extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families
and couples.

At LWTG, we strongly believe in the support, confidence and hope a therapeutic relationship can provide. Our empathetic and motivating therapists are dedicated to working with you and your family to help you achieve balance, personal growth and overall well-being.

At Live Well Therapy Group, we are devoted to providing individual, personalized, high-quality psychotherapy services to clients of all cultures and backgrounds. Our therapists strive to help you determine areas that could benefit from therapeutic interventions and our goal is to help you recognize your strengths so that you can lead a more fulfilling life.

In addition to helping individuals overcome obstacles and enhance coping strategies, we are also dedicated to helping clients improve interpersonal relationships, create greater self-awareness and work towards positive change.

Whether you are exploring new ideas, going through a rough time, or coping with long standing challenges, therapy can provide both short-term support and long lasting benefits. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, Live Well Therapy Group can help you identify long-standing behavior patterns or perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more effective and meaningful life.

If you are looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you are just ready to move in a new direction in your life, LWTG looks forward to working with you to achieve your goals.
Education/Training
She graduated from Barry University in 2010 with a Master’s in Social Work and has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.
Bio
Rachel Richard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over six years of experience working in the Mental Health field. Rachel has provided individual, family, and group therapy to several different populations. She is especially passionate and dedicated to working with children, adolescents, and young adults. Throughout the years Rachel has treated clients with mood disorders, ADHD, victims of abuse, PTSD, behavioral issues (i.e. Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Conduct Disorder), depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and substance abuse.

During her career Rachel has focused on working with underprivileged youth and families. The foster care system, Division of Children and Families, residential facilities, shelters, and schools are some of the arenas where Rachel has provided services. She has also worked closely with the court system and provides therapeutic supervision to parents whom do not have custody and are visiting with their children. Currently, Rachel is working at the Broward Detention Center as the Clinical Supervisor. Here, Rachel completes suicide assessments, supervises the clinical team, and provides short term therapy to youth.

Rachel believes that an open and honest relationship with a client is vital. Mindfulness, empathy, setting realistic goals, and strength based ideals are core characteristics of the therapeutic services Rachel offers. The goal is to improve daily functioning and succeed in our opportunities.
Memberships
APA
Other Languages
Spanish
Payments Accepted
Insurance, cash, check, debit, credit
Hours:Mon-fri 9am-9pm sat 9am-5pm sun by appt.
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Practice Areas/Issues Treated
 Therapy  Learning Disabilities
 Addiction  Life and Wellness Coaching
 Adolescents  Life Transitions
 Adoption  Loneliness
 Anger Management  Marriage & Family Therapy
 Anxiety and Panic  Marriage Counseling
 Arts Therapy (Expressive)  Men's Issues
 Asperger's Syndrome  Neuropsychological Evaluation / Testing
 Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)  Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
 Bicultural Difficulties  Online / Teletherapy
 Body Image Issues  Pet Therapy
 Caregiver Issues  Play Therapy
 Children's Counseling  Pre and Postpartum Mental Health
 Chronic Illness  Premarital Counseling
 Couples  Problem Gambling
 Depression  Psychoanalysis
 Divorce  Psychological Evaluation / Testing
 Domestic Violence  Psychopharmacology
 Eating Disorders  Relationship Issues
 Educational Therapy  Religious Counseling
 Family Conflict  Self-Esteem Issues
 Gay or Lesbian Issues  Seniors and Elder Care Issues
 Gender Identity / Transgenderism  Sexual Dysfunction
 Gifted / Talented Issues  Stress Management
 Grief and Loss  Trauma and PTSD
 Group Therapy  Women's Issues
 Herpes and STD Counseling  Work and Career Issues
 Hypnotherapy
Licenses/Certifications
 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Location
260 Palermo Ave
Suite 14
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