- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Rachel
Rachel Cohen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey who helps parents and caregivers who feel overwhelmed by change. She focuses on practical steps that reduce daily stress. Her approach aims to make small, manageable shifts that add up over time.
She brings ten years of experience from hospital and outpatient settings and independent practice. That background includes work with medical challenges such as childhood cancer and focused work in eating disorder care.
Background and approach
She also has experience supporting people after pregnancy loss and with fertility-related strain. In sessions she keeps things collaborative and interactive. Goals are set together and work is practical rather than theoretical.
She helps people identify immediate strategies and build supports they can use between sessions. Therapy may include talking through emotions, learning new behavior skills, and practicing ways to manage stress and anxiety. She draws on approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to offer tools that suit each situation.
Parents who are adjusting to a new role can expect focused help with post-partum anxiety or depression, sleep challenges, feeding and body image concerns, and the strain of caregiving. The emphasis is on clear next steps and steady progress. People interested in starting work with Rachel choose a matching process and then schedule sessions that fit their life.
She offers several online formats to make ongoing contact easier.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rachel helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Rachel lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online care that fit busy parents
Rachel uses client-centered therapy to put the person’s priorities first, listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most. This approach helps clarify goals and keeps work focused on the client's immediate concerns.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT offers concrete tools for reducing anxiety, managing mood, and changing unhelpful patterns in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text allow brief updates, check-ins between sessions, and ongoing support without requiring a camera or a long time block.
These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during life changes, caregiving duties, or irregular schedules. The focus is on accessibility and practical ways to make steady progress.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, eating and sleeping issues, trauma, and other life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and interactive. She sets goals with clients and focuses on real-time solutions and practical skills.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of clinical experience, including work in eating disorder care, hospital settings with medical challenges like childhood cancer, and independent practice.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a New Jersey LCSW and provides services to people located in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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