About Rachel
Dr. Rachel Kinison welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She presents as calm and straightforward.
Rachel is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida. She brings two decades of counseling experience to each session. Rachel describes a practical style.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused methods, and draws on narrative and emotionally-focused ideas when helpful.
How Rachel works
Sessions focus on clear tools - relaxation skills, thought work, and steps for coping with difficult feelings. She prefers short, concrete exercises people can use after a session. Her background includes community counseling, hospital behavioral health, and adult probation programs.
That range gave experience with individual and group therapy across different problems. She also has training in post-traumatic stress disorder and often adapts techniques to fit each person. Rachel manages several chronic health conditions herself and mentions how that shapes her empathy and approach.
Outside work she enjoys quiet evenings with her Basset Hound and Beagle, cooking, and travel. She emphasizes small changes that can shift how people think, feel, and act. Her style is collaborative.
Clients are invited to try practical strategies, track what helps, and adjust course. Rachel aims to be a steady guide while clients work toward clearer coping and calmer days.
Rachel lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCPC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Rachel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to address symptoms that follow traumatic events, using paced steps to reduce distress and build coping skills.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Together you can test tools, track what helps, and adjust the plan so it feels useful and doable.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into busy days and to keep continuity when travel or scheduling changes occur.
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