Welcome to RDH Counseling and Consulting

Online Therapy, Life Coaching, and Training, and Consulting in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Rachel Hunter, LCSW - African American Black Woman Therapist in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Specializing in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma

Hi there! My name is Rachel Hunter and I look forward to working with you.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker I will work with you to help improve and enhance your emotional and social well-being, spiritual functioning, and physical health.

I am passionate about healing and empowering others, and seek to help adults (individuals and couples) become the healthiest version of themselves.

Experience an eclectic therapeutic approach to help you deal with stressors at work, home or school. You’ll also receive effective counseling using talk therapy, art therapy, and Biofeedback relaxation techniques to assist those who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and depression.

Mental Health Therapist in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Offering individual therapy for adults, couples therapy, and group therapy sessions, RDH Counseling and Consulting looks forward to serving you with your mental healthcare needs.

RDH Counseling and Consulting specializes in healing and empowering adults experiencing issues and conflict with spirituality, unhealthy coping, and relationships with self and others. While this comes in many shapes and forms, often this includes the following issues:

  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Hospice and Grief and Loss
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Peer Relationships
  • Racial Identity
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Weight Loss
  • Women’s Issues
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Thinking Disorders

To improve and enhance your emotional and social well-being, spiritual functioning, and physical health, we offer a blend of many treatment approaches to meet your individual needs:

  • Art Therapy
  • Biofeedback
  • Christian Counseling
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based

RDH Counseling and Consulting offers the following professional training and consulting services:

  • Life Coaching
  • Training/Consulting:
    • Therapy/Counseling Interventions
      • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
      • Ways to Manage Mental Health Disorders
      • Self Care
    • Leadership/Staff Development
      • Team Building
      • Conflict Resolution
      • Customer Service/Care
    • Teen/Youth Empowerment
      • Prevention/Intervention
      • Peer Pressure
      • Healthy Dating
    • Parenting
      • Advocacy
      • Removing the Power Struggle
      • Effective Communication
    • Hospice
      • How to prevent caregiver burnout
      • Death and Dying
      • Stages of Grief and Loss
      • How to cope with Grief and Loss
    • Social Justice
      • Racial Disparities
      • Identifying and addressing Racial Disparities
      • Microaggression in the school/work setting
      • How to become and Ally
      • How to identify and overcome personal biases

Insurance and Self Pay

RDH Counseling and Consulting is currently accepting new clients and accepts most major insurances and private pay individuals. While this is an exhaustive list of accepted insurances and updated regularly, if you have questions, please contact your insurance provider or reach out to us to receive assistance with confirming eligibility.

Insurance Payments

Co-pays, co-insurance or deductibles are due at the time of service.

Please confirm in network status prior to your first appointment or ask us for assistance.

Self Pay (Out of Pocket) Rates

If you do not have insurance, or would prefer not to use insurance benefits, RDH Counseling and Consulting does offer self pay options.

Self pay rates for in person and online counseling are as follows:

Individual Therapy: Starting at $100

Couples Therapy: Starting at $200

Payments are due at the time of service.

Sliding Scale Rates

Sliding scales rates are  available on a limited basis. Please contact us for more information on sliding scale needs.

We are Currently Accepting New Clients for Online Therapy, Coaching, Training, and Consulting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Taking the step to begin therapy can be overwhelming so to reduce some of the stress we have provided you with the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions:

One major benefit that may be gained from participating in therapy is the resolution of the concerns brought to therapy. Other possible benefits may be a better ability to cope with marital, family, and other interpersonal relationships, and/or a greater understanding of personal goals and values. Therapy often brings clarity to situations and illuminates previous blind spots. It is an opportunity to build a therapeutic relationship with a professional to establish stability in one’s life.

 

Psychotherapy is a collaborative process and the progress you make will depend in large measure upon your investment in the process. This includes but is not limited to being open and honest with your therapist, participating in sessions as scheduled, completing assignments outside of the therapy session as agreed upon, and communicating your needs on an ongoing basis. It is also helpful to provide feedback to your therapist on things that have worked well and things that have not worked well. This creates an opportunity for exploration and problem solving. Again, it is the collaboration between you, the client and your therapist that makes this relationship beneficial.

During the first session, our work will primarily focus on reviewing the information provided within the intake process, discussing the concern(s) that brought you to therapy, and identifying initial goals for treatment. It is also a time to be sure the therapist you are working with is a good fit for you. 

Throughout the therapy process, you may experience the recollection of unpleasant events. Becoming aware of emotions attached to those events can bring on strong feelings of anger, depression, anxiety, etc. There are no miracle cures and we cannot promise your behavior or circumstance will change. We do promise to support you and do our best to understand you, as well as to help you clarify what you want for yourself. To do this, we may administer a number of assessments, screeners, or use other tools to aid in diagnosing and treating you. While diagnosing is required for insurance, our treatment approach focuses on the entire person.

Our office offers telehealth therapeutic services, also known as online therapy. This is done using HIPAA compliant, internet-based platforms. Telehealth involves the use of electronic communications to enable the mental health professionals of RDH Counseling and Consulting, LLC to connect with individuals using interactive video and audio communications. Telehealth includes the practice of psychological health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, referral to resources, education, and the transfer of medical and clinical data.  

Individuals wishing to participate in telehealth (online therapy) must have a smart device (phone, computer, tablet, iPad, laptop, etc.) with a stable internet connection.

At this time, we are only accepting telehealth (online) clients.

RDH Counseling and Consulting, LLC will bill insurance for telehealth services when these services have been determined to be covered by your (the client’s) insurance plan. If insurance does not cover telehealth, the client (or guarantor) wishes to pay out-of-pocket, or when there is no insurance coverage, a cash payment option is available. Additionally, if you would like to seek reimbursement under your insurance plan's out of network benefits, we will provide you with a statement of service to submit to your insurance company upon your request.

We provide a free 15 minute phone consultation to determine if we are able to meet your therapeutic needs. To schedule your consultation feel free to contact us.

Sessions are scheduled either weekly or bi-weekly depending on the needs of the client and the scheduling availability.

While there is no specific timeframe for how long it will take for counseling to work, the therapist and client work together and decide when therapeutic goals have been achieved.

Sessions typically last for 45 minutes.

Please contact us to schedule your free 15 minute consultation.

Resources

Mondays: Mental Health Moment’s on Facebook

Every Monday we provide tips, tools and resources you can use to enhance your relationships, communication, self care and spiritual growth. Click here to join us.

Tuesdays: Tough Talk Tuesday’s on Facebook Live

Join us to discuss real issues that affect us but are often not talked about, covering subjects including but not limited to racial injustice, spirituality, and parenting. Click here to join us.

Fridays: Relationship Friday’s on Facebook Live

Join us to explore the depths of sex and relationships. Click here to join us.

Request Your Free 15 Minute Consultation Today

RDH Counseling and Consulting looks forward to partnering with you in your journey towards becoming your healthiest self. We commit to work with you to improve and enhance your emotional and social well-being, spiritual functioning, and physical health. Contact us to speak with your therapist today!

RDH Counseling and Consulting, LLC

Flexible appointment scheduling available. Contact us to learn more.

Service Areas:
Online Therapy: Available Statewide across Virginia. Contact us to confirm coverage outside of the state of Virginia.

In Person Therapy: Conveniently located near Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Norfolk, Virginia in the Hampton Roads area. (Please Note: In Person Sessions Not Currently Available)

Training, Consulting, and Courses are available worldwide.