- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Rachel
Rachel Phelps is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, and addiction. She works with individuals facing relationship and family concerns, career strain, sleep problems, and the emotional fallout of trauma. Her approach aims to be practical and straightforward for busy parents searching for support.
Rachel favors clear tools and step-by-step strategies over long lectures. She uses everyday language to outline coping skills that people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills that reduce overwhelm, improve communication, and stabilize mood in practical ways. With seven years of clinical experience in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Rachel blends evidence-based methods with attention to each person's background. She pays close attention to attachment patterns, communication problems, and multicultural factors that shape how someone handles stress.
Young adult issues and compassion fatigue are among the concerns she commonly addresses. In therapy she helps people identify unhelpful thinking, test new behaviors, and build routines that support sleep and sobriety. She also supports those dealing with anger, impulsivity, and challenges linked to mood disorders.
Her work includes coaching elements when clients want more concrete planning for life or career changes. Rachel aims to create a calm, practical space where parents and individuals can talk through immediate problems and build longer-term skills. She encourages realistic goals and small, measurable changes that fit daily life.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rachel lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How CBT and online sessions fit parenting and life stresses
Rachel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a core approach. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches simple techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress related to parenting or work.The therapist will work collaboratively to find the best approach for each person. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together based on goals and preferences. Finding the right fit is part of the process rather than a one-time decision.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when a lower-bandwidth connection or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or sending notes between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and skill focused, using clear language and step-by-step strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachel has seven years of experience working in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with a range of mood, attachment, and substance use concerns.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania and holds licensing in New Jersey as well.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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