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- EMDR
- Grief support
- Parenting strain
About Rachel
Rachel Weinstein is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience. She has worked in private practice and in medical settings including nursing homes, hospitals, and hospice. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship or family concerns.
Rachel focuses on practical, conversational work. She listens to the story a person brings and helps name what feels most urgent. Sessions tend to center on clear steps for coping and on identifying patterns that make daily life harder.
Her background includes long-term work with serious medical and end-of-life settings, which shaped how she supports people facing illness, caregiving strain, and bereavement. That experience also informs work with chronic pain, disability, and complex medical situations.
Rachel uses evidence-based tools when they fit the need. She lists Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) among her approaches and will discuss methods that suit each person’s situation. Conversations often move between processing emotions and building concrete strategies for everyday functioning.
She offers sessions in English and Hebrew. People interested in connecting are asked to use the site flow to select online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Rachel’s practice is oriented toward adults who want help coping with life changes, parenting strain, family conflict, identity-related stress, and the long-term effects of trauma or loss. She aims for clear, straightforward support rather than jargon or clinical distance.
How sessions work
How EMDR and focused approaches translate to online work
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method that helps people process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional charge. In practical terms it guides attention while recalling distressing events so memories become less disruptive to daily life.Alongside EMDR, sessions often blend conversation and skill-building. That can mean pacing difficult material with grounding techniques, practicing ways to manage anxiety, or working through grief in manageable pieces. These methods are used to address trauma, loss, chronic stress, and relationship-related distress.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk over goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then suggest methods to try. Progress often comes from exploring what works in short runs and adjusting as needed rather than accepting one fixed method.
Confirm current session formats before you book, as the biography does not list specific online options. Many people find online appointments easier to fit into their routines, allow a shorter check-in during a work break, or make it simpler to see a licensed professional from another part of the state. If you want to proceed, use the site flow to view online therapy options, complete the brief matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English, Hebrew
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, identity-related issues, trauma and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and practical, combining emotional processing with concrete coping strategies and pattern recognition.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience in private practice and in medical settings such as nursing homes, hospitals, and hospice.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an Illinois LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are offered during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.