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 manage anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. Rachel also supports those coping with grief, trauma, eating and sleeping concerns, and the demands of parenting.

She has worked in medical settings and spent time supporting people affected by childhood cancer. She also spent years in the eating disorder field and has maintained a private practice. Those roles shaped her practical approach to common life challenges and health-related stress.

In sessions she uses a collaborative, interactive style. Rachel and the person she works with set clear, mutual goals and then try small, doable steps toward them. She favors tools and strategies that can be used right away to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Rachel draws on several therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. She blends client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral ideas and elements from psychodynamic and dialectical approaches. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to explore ambivalence and make real changes.

Her work often centers on young parents adjusting to parenthood, including postpartum anxiety and depression, fertility struggles, and pregnancy or infant loss. She also helps people facing career stress, caregiver strain, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and the ripple effects of family-of-origin or blended-family difficulties.

How Rachel Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and values the relationship in the room; it helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to talk and make sense of their feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful habits. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills for people who struggle with intense emotions or relationship conflicts.

Figuring out which approach or blend will work best is part of the process. Rachel will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. The focus is on practical steps and finding what fits the client’s needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and deeper conversational work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice-only check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging can be helpful for short check-ins, working through specific skills, or fitting support into a busy day.