About Raquel
Raquel Zuniga, MD, LCSW-C helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, career challenges, motivation, and adjusting to life changes. Her style is down-to-earth and supportive, and she emphasizes small, manageable steps forward.
Raquel treats each person as the expert on their own life. She looks for strengths a person already has and builds on them. Sessions focus on what feels most pressing and practical next steps that can be tried between meetings.
Background and approach
Her background includes six years of professional experience in Maryland. That experience has involved helping people find clearer priorities and regain confidence after transitions or setbacks. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative, problem-solving approach.
In sessions she listens for what matters most to the client and keeps plans simple and doable. Conversations often include setting short-term goals, practicing coping strategies, and tracking small wins. The aim is to make everyday life feel more manageable and purposeful.
Raquel works in English and offers a range of online session formats to fit different schedules. She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready and provides steady support while they work toward their goals.
Approaches that help online and in-session
Raquel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach is goal-focused problem solving, which breaks an issue into clear steps and experiments with small actions to see what helps. This method is useful for career decisions, motivation struggles, and managing day-to-day stress.Another approach centers on building coping strategies for anxiety and life transitions. That involves learning short practices to lower immediate distress, trying behavioral changes, and tracking what improves confidence and mood. These techniques help when anxiety or change make it hard to move forward.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Raquel works with each person to decide what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts plans over time based on what works in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when schedules allow, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging suits brief check-ins or flexible timing. These options create practical ways to fit therapy into busy days and varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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