About Rachael
Rachael Finstuen is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with seven years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and managing big life changes. She speaks English and works with adults who want down-to-earth support.
Rachael aims for respectful and compassionate care. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. That means sessions tend to focus on what feels most important and useful right now.
How Rachael works
In sessions she helps people break problems into manageable steps. She supports building coping skills, improving motivation, and strengthening confidence. She also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, and family of origin problems.
Rachael has worked with challenges connected to adoption and foster care, first responder issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, impulsivity, isolation, and feelings of guilt or shame. Her approach is practical and person-centered, aiming to help people notice small changes that add up. She offers a straightforward process for starting therapy.
The aim is to make early sessions focused on immediate concerns and workable strategies. Over time, Rachael works with each person to set realistic goals and track progress.
What Rachael works with
The areas below are the ones Rachael selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Evidence-based options and flexible online care
Rachael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skill building and emotional processing. One common approach involves teaching coping skills for managing stress and anxiety so people can use tools during hard moments and daily life. Another involves working through trauma and abuse by pacing emotional processing and developing grounding strategies to reduce overwhelm.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify what feels most helpful, try approaches in session, and adjust based on progress and preferences. Goals and methods are revisited so therapy stays relevant to what the person needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when camera time is difficult, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit care around work, family, or school and let people choose the format that works best for them.
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