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Rachael Shepard

Marriage & Family Therapist

·LMFT
New therapist
Chattanooga, TN, United States
$125 - $140
Accepting clients

About

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."

I work with

Couples
Couples
Individual
Individual

Age groups

Adults
Adults

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Specialties

Areas of Focus

AnxietyCodependencyDepression
Family ConflictGriefInfertilityLife TransitionsMarital and PremaritalParentingPeer RelationshipsPregnancy, Prenatal, PostpartumRelationship IssuesStressTrauma and PTSDWomen's IssuesMood DisordersThinking Disorders

Therapeutic Approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Attachment-based
Culturally Sensitive
Emotionally Focused
Relational
Strength Based
Trauma Focused
Interpersonal
Family / Marital
Gottman Method
Family Systems
Psychodynamic

Services & Pricing

Free Consultation

15 min · Online, In Person

Free

Individual Therapy

50 min · Online, In Person

$125

Sliding scale available.

Couples Therapy

50 min · Online, In Person

$140

Sliding scale available.

Qualifications

CALM AT HOME

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

Insurance & Policies

Accepts insurance

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.

Payment Methods

Amex
Cash
Check
Discover
Mastercard
Visa

Location

Safe Meadow Counseling

3069 Broad Street, Suite 3H

Chattanooga, TN, 37408

United States

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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

3069 Broad Street, Suite 3H

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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.

I see couples and individual
$125 - $140 Per Session
Accepts insurance

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