About Rachel
Rachel Chernow is a clinician who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and life transitions. She brings a calm, direct style to sessions and focuses first on building a strong working relationship. Rachel uses clear, practical strategies so conversations feel useful from the start.
She has practiced for 13 years and holds MD and LCPC credentials. Rachel has worked in both personal and community-based settings in Maryland. That background means she is familiar with a range of concerns and treatment settings.
Background and approach
In sessions she blends client-centered listening with cognitive techniques and mindfulness. That mix lets her address unhelpful thoughts, teach coping skills, and help clients notice patterns that keep problems going. She tailors the plan to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Typical topics she addresses include trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. She also supports people managing mood disorders, addiction, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Conversations focus on practical next steps and skills that can be used between sessions.
Rachel aims for collaboration and straightforward feedback. She helps people set clear goals and reviews progress along the way. People who want direct guidance paired with empathic listening often find her approach helpful.
How Rachel’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s needs first through active listening and empathy. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy schedules. Video calls let sessions mirror in-person meetings when face-to-face connection matters. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, short coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school routines while keeping the focus on skill-building and steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English