Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Rachael works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rachael
Rachael Figueroa is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 25 years of experience to sessions. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and issues with self-esteem. Rachael speaks English and Spanish and practices in New York as an LCSW.
Rachael uses a person-centered way of working that puts the client's own goals first. She often pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness strategies are also tools she draws on to help people regulate strong feelings and build healthier patterns. In a typical meeting she listens first, then helps set clear, practical steps to try between sessions. Sessions can focus on short-term goals like reducing anger spikes or longer-term work such as coping with grief or rebuilding self-worth.
Rachael adapts her approach to each person's needs rather than following one fixed plan. She has worked with people facing addictions, sleep problems, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to ADHD. Additional areas she addresses include abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and codependency.
Her background includes broad clinical experience across these concerns. Rachael aims to create a respectful, supportive space where people can speak openly. She encourages small, steady changes and helps track progress over time.
If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the first steps to find a good match.
What Rachael works with
Everything Rachael lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rachael's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Rachael lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How client-centered and CBT approaches work online
Rachael often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change thinking and behavior patterns. Client-centered work focuses on listening and shaping goals together, while CBT gives concrete tools to test and shift unhelpful thoughts and reactions. These methods can help with anger, anxiety, and low self-esteem by creating clear steps to try between sessions.She also uses emotionally focused ideas and mindfulness to help people notice and regulate strong emotions. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which approaches feel right based on your needs and preferences. Finding the best fit is an ongoing conversation rather than a one-time decision.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text options offer quick check-ins or shorter exchanges during a busy day. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel while still working toward real goals.
Questions people ask about Rachael
What concerns does Rachael commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, sleep problems, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, among other areas.
What is Rachael's style in therapy?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using straightforward talk and practical steps tailored to each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachael has 25 years of professional experience providing mental health support in a range of settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered online?
Rachael provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for remote work.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.