About Rachel
Rachel Chernow is a licensed clinician based in Maryland who offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety. She focuses on helping clients manage mood challenges, sleep problems, substance concerns, and life transitions. Rachel uses everyday language and a steady presence to make conversations feel straightforward and useful.
Her style begins with building a trusting relationship. She listens closely and then helps clients set clear, manageable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and ways to reframe difficult thoughts so daily life feels easier. Rachel blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques. That means she pays attention to each person's experience, looks at thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going, and uses simple mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity.
The result is a plan shaped around the person's needs and pace. She has 13 years of experience and holds MD and LCPC credentials. Her background includes work in both independent practice and community settings, which informs a practical, flexible approach to care.
People come to Rachel for a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and relationship or communication struggles. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, anger, and coping with life changes. Her aim is to help people gain clearer thinking, steadier moods, and tools they can use outside sessions.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and responding with empathy and respect. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist collaborate with the client to set goals and adjust the pace based on how the client is doing.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. In video or phone sessions this becomes practical work - identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors between sessions, and tracking changes over time to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting carried away by them. Short guided exercises can be done during a live call or assigned as brief practices to use during the week.
Deciding which approach to emphasize is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past, then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made as needed so the client and therapist find the best match.
Online formats offer practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and shared exercises. Phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging lets clients check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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