About Rachel
Rachel Lackovic is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania with 16 years of experience in social work. She focuses on helping people who face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Rachel also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar disorder, eating issues, anger, low self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
She uses a person-centered style that keeps the client's goals in view. Rachel believes people know themselves best and she offers tools and guidance to help them reach their goals.
How Rachel works
Sessions tend to be practical and goal-focused, with the person setting the direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a primary part of her work. She uses CBT to help people notice patterns of thinking and behavior and then try different responses.
Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are layered in to help with stress management and short-term goal progress. Rachel often brings motivational interviewing into conversations when someone is deciding whether to make a change. That approach helps clarify values and build the motivation needed to move forward.
She also pays attention to family of origin, communication patterns, and issues like hoarding or caregiver stress when relevant. People meet Rachel for straight talk and steady support. She values collaboration and helps people make concrete plans they can try between sessions.
Her aim is to guide people toward better daily functioning and to help them regain a sense of control over their lives.
Rachel lists 5 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
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered work focuses on the person's goals and perspective. It means the therapist listens closely, follows what matters most to the person, and offers suggestions rather than directives. This approach helps with motivation and clarity when facing stress, life changes, or relationship decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. It often includes concrete exercises and short homework tasks that can be done between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches breathing and attention skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm in daily life.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose which methods fit their goals and comfort. Plans are adjusted over time based on progress and feedback so the approach stays relevant to changing needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper work, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments while still using CBT, mindfulness, and person-centered strategies effectively.
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