About Rachel
Rachel Bertrand welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, life changes, or struggles with self-esteem. She offers straightforward support for concerns such as depression, grief, eating issues, and questions about gender and identity. Rachel practices in Illinois and holds the LCPC credential, which is noted here as part of her background.
Her sessions focus on practical skills and clear goals. She uses a mix of approaches to help people manage intense emotions, improve communication, and build healthier routines.
Background and approach
Conversations are client-led but guided toward usable steps people can try between sessions. Rachel draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice thoughts and values, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems going. She also uses mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
These methods are adapted to each person’s pace and needs. Her experience includes working with concerns around parenting stress, relationship patterns, trauma and abuse, and mood differences such as bipolar symptoms. Rachel pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they come up, and she supports work around body image, self-love, and life purpose.
Sessions are held in English and delivered online via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on scheduling and format needs. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How Rachel blends therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, life transitions, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduces practical experiments to shift unhelpful patterns. It often helps with depression, anxiety, and body image concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for relationship struggles and mood swings.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She combines methods when that fits, and checks in regularly so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face talk and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions and quick skill practice. These options give flexibility for different routines and needs while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English