Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Rachel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rachel
Rachel Weinstein is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with more than two decades of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, and anger. She also supports those facing career changes, identity questions, and long-term health challenges.
Rachel works in English and Hebrew. Her approach is straightforward and respectful. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person.
Sessions focus on practical steps that fit daily life, not on labels or jargon.
Background and approach
Rachel has worked in independent practice and in medical settings. Her background includes hospitals, hospice care, and nursing homes. That range gives her experience with serious illness, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns.
She uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, when trauma and painful memories are part of the problem. EMDR is one of several tools she offers to help reduce the emotional intensity of difficult memories. People who come to Rachel often want relief they can use between sessions.
She helps build coping strategies for stress, communication skills for tense relationships, and plans for managing anger when it arises. Conversations move at a practical pace, focusing on what changes feel achievable now.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rachel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- 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.
EMDR and practical therapy options online
Rachel uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, to address trauma and troubling memories. EMDR helps people process painful events so the emotional charge lessens, making day-to-day coping easier. It is often used when past events keep coming back and affecting current life. She combines trauma work with straightforward skills training for stress, anger, and relationship strain. This means sessions can include breathing and grounding techniques, communication practice, and planning for moments when anger spikes. Together the therapist and client decide which methods to try and when to use EMDR or other tools. Online therapy with Rachel is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is low, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging helps keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, medical appointments, or busy schedules. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel collaborates with each person to match techniques to their goals, comfort level, and life demands. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so sessions stay useful and focused.Questions people ask about Rachel
What concerns does Rachel commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem struggles, career transitions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Rachel listens closely and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. She keeps language plain and helps clients set goals that fit their daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 22 years of experience that include independent practice and work in hospitals, hospice settings, and nursing homes.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Rachel is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions conducted in?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model 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 based on the therapist's availability.