Rachel Cohen, LCSW

Rachel Cohen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or navigating major life changes. Parents who feel overwhelmed, people dealing with eating or sleeping issues, and those coping with relationship or intimacy concerns will find a calm, practical approach.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods to address everyday problems. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, trying small experiments, and building skills that help people feel steadier. Rachel also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas when those fit the situation.

Rachel has worked in medical settings and the eating disorder field, and she has supported people facing cancer and caregiver stress. She has particular experience helping new parents with postpartum anxiety and depression, and with fertility and pregnancy or infant loss issues. Her background includes private practice work that emphasized practical support and problem solving.

Her style is collaborative and interactive. She helps clients set clear goals, then works with them to test changes and build supports they can use outside sessions. Rachel aims to keep sessions warm and focused on real-time solutions.

Getting help can feel hard at first. Rachel encourages small, steady steps and partners with people to find what works for their life and responsibilities.

How Rachel Uses Practical Therapies Online

Rachel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing small changes to see what helps. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s own pace to build confidence and self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust methods as needed. This collaborative stance helps make therapy relevant to daily life and responsibilities.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for a close conversational feel, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides a quick way to check in, and text messaging supports brief updates or between-session coaching. These options offer flexibility so people can fit sessions into work, caregiving, or other routines.