About Rachel
Rachel Bertrand greets visitors with a calm, practical approach to common life challenges. She helps people struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting stress, grief, and major life changes. Rachel speaks plainly and focuses on clear, useful steps people can try between sessions.
Rachel is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, or LCPC, practicing in Illinois with seven years of experience. She uses several therapy methods to match each person's needs, including cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices.
How Rachel works
Sessions emphasize building self-compassion, improving communication, and managing intense emotions. Her work often addresses identity and gender questions, body image and eating concerns, and relationship or family problems that affect everyday life. Rachel also supports people facing mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, and those recovering from trauma or abuse.
In sessions she keeps the tone warm and collaborative. People can expect straightforward tools for coping, practice in handling difficult thoughts, and time to reflect on values and life purpose. Therapy may include short exercises, skill practice, and planning for small changes outside appointments.
Rachel offers services to adults in Illinois who prefer online care. She uses video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for appointments and works with each person to choose the format that fits their schedule and goals.
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What Rachel works with
The areas below are the ones Rachel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Rachel's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are strong. It is useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often includes practical exercises between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which pairs well with work on stress, self-esteem, and emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Then she will suggest strategies and check in regularly to adjust the plan so it fits the person's life and changing needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, homework sharing, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between appointments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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