About Rachel
Rachel Weinstein is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, stress, relationship strain, or career and self-esteem concerns. Rachel speaks English and Hebrew and works with adults facing life changes and parenting challenges.
Rachel draws on long experience in independent practice and medical settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice. She listens carefully to each person’s story and aims to create an environment of respect and compassion.
How Rachel works
Sessions focus on clear, practical steps that match the client’s goals. Her work addresses trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and difficulties tied to family of origin or blended families. She also helps people navigating chronic illness, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, anger, dissociation, and co-morbid conditions.
Rachel pays attention to how past losses and abandonment wounds affect everyday choices. Rachel uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, when trauma memory processing is needed. She combines that with ordinary talk therapy to manage symptoms and build coping skills.
The aim is to reduce distress and make daily life feel more manageable. Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are revisited and adjusted. Rachel values clear communication about what is working and what needs to change.
She helps people take steady steps toward healthier routines and relationships.
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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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English, Hebrew |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Online approaches and how they help
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method Rachel uses to help process disturbing memories and reduce their emotional impact. It involves guided attention and bilateral stimulation while recalling a memory to change how it feels and is stored in memory.Alongside EMDR, Rachel uses focused talk therapy to identify stress patterns, strengthen coping skills, and tackle relationship or parenting challenges. These conversations aim to produce concrete steps you can try between sessions to feel steadier day to day.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will review your history, goals, and preferences and suggest options that fit. She adjusts methods as progress is made so the work stays aligned with what you need.
Online therapy with Rachel is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging lets you send updates between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity when schedules change.
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