About Rachel
Rachel Kriegel helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or career pressures. She works with people struggling with parenting, self-esteem, motivation, and major life changes. Rachel is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience and is based in New Jersey.
She focuses on practical steps that people can use right away. In sessions she listens closely to what matters most and helps set small, achievable goals.
How Rachel works
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and confidence. Rachel uses approaches from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, build motivation for change, and identify solutions that fit their lives.
She keeps work concrete and tied to real problems like parenting challenges or work stress. Her background includes a decade of professional practice in the field and a New Jersey LCSW credential. Rachel draws on that experience to tailor strategies to each person’s situation rather than offering one-size-fits-all advice.
People meet Rachel for clear, goal-oriented sessions that emphasize problem solving and skills practice. She supports work on complex themes such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging issues, chronic illness, caregiver stress, communication problems, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
The aim is steady progress through focused conversation and practical tools.
Rachel lists 3 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How Rachel's Approaches Work Online
Rachel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going; this is useful for anxiety, stress, and self-esteem worries. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and to build momentum when motivation feels low. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, short-term goals and find practical steps that fit into everyday life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging can help people stay connected between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and skill building.
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