Rachel Bertrand , LCPC

Rachel Bertrand is an Illinois licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, and questions about identity. She focuses on issues many women bring to therapy, such as body image, self-love, and life changes. Her tone is warm and straightforward, and she aims to make conversations feel practical and useful from the first session.

Rachel uses everyday tools to tackle worries about relationships, parenting, career choices, grief, and mood concerns like depression or bipolar symptoms. She helps clients break problems into manageable steps and builds skills for clearer communication and healthier boundaries. Sessions emphasize realistic plans that fit each person's life.

Her work draws on several well-known approaches, including cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness practices. These give people ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and practice calmness in stressful moments. Rachel also uses acceptance-based ideas to help clients clarify values and commit to workable changes.

With seven years of clinical experience, Rachel blends practical skill-building with a client-centered attitude. She listens for what matters most and tailors tools to match individual goals. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the person’s comfort.

Rachel provides care to people in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She offers multiple online formats so people can choose the way that works best for their schedule and needs. The focus is on steady progress, not quick fixes.

How Rachel blends approaches in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions feel strong. It is useful for coping with anxiety, life transitions, and decisions about relationships or parenting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to change moods and daily functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and body image concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level, mixing tools from different therapies as needed. Clients set priorities together and try out strategies in ways that fit their life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and skill coaching, phone calls are good when bandwidth is limited or a change of scenery is needed, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing practice between sessions. These options offer flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent while managing work, family, and other responsibilities.