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You’re feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, and feeling disconnected in your relationships. Maybe you have tried everything with your child that has been misbehaving and you need support. Maybe you have felt disconnected in your relationship and long to have deeper intimacy as a couple. Maybe you are an individual burnt out, anxious and overwhelmed needing a safe place to process and heal. Maybe you are experiencing infertility or a recent pregnancy loss, and hope feels impossible. Going to therapy can feel scary and overwhelming, I am already so proud of you for doing the hard work of searching and asking for help. I work with couples to help them reach intimacy in their relationships. I offer respite and hope to women and couples experiencing infertility and pregnancy loss. I help adult children of emotionally immature parents learn to set boundaries. I offer affirming therapy to trans and queer young adults. I love to use my teaching experience to guide parents. It is such a courageous thing to attempt to find someone who feels trustworthy and safe that you can entrust with the burdens of your life. If you are ready to feel more confident in your relationships (partner, self, or child) I'd love to talk. I offer a free 15min consultation call to see if we would work well together, book now here or on my website. Specialties: Main issues I treat are: Disconnection in intimate relationships, tension in couples who are parenting difficult children, anxietyas an individual adult healing from emotionally immature parent. Most of my clients who meet weekly or biweekly see an improvement after a month or two, with sustained improvement thereafter. Credentials & Experience: I am fully licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of TN. I have four years of clinical experience helping individual adults and couples pursue healing.
"Emotionally Focused and attachment-based are the treatment types I use. In individual or couple sessions this will involve exploring past relationship patterns to determine how those patterns are impacting current relationships. Then new skills will be presented for you to navigate within those patterns including, emotion regulation, communication skills, and boundary setting."
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Specialties
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Services & Pricing
Free Consultation
15 min · Online, In Person
Individual Therapy
50 min · Online, In Person
Sliding scale available.
Couples Therapy
50 min · Online, In Person
Sliding scale available.
Qualifications
Verified by Calm at Home
Licensed · LMFT
Rachael Shepard · Verified April 2026
Education and Years in Practice
Attended Richmont Graduate University, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in , Graduated 2022
Additional Credentials
Membership from Richmont Graduate University
2022
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I do not accept insurance because I want to provide the best care possible, which to me means to not allow companies to dictate your care.
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Available both in-person and online
3069 Broad Street, Suite 3H
Chattanooga, TN, 37408 map
Emotionally Focused and attachment-based are the treatment types I use. In individual or couple sessions this will involve exploring past relationship patterns to determine how those patterns are impacting current relationships. Then new skills will be presented for you to navigate within those patterns including, emotion regulation, communication skills, and boundary setting.
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