Rachel Ehrhardt , LPC

Rachel Ehrhardt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She trained in counseling psychology and has worked across many settings, including inpatient, outpatient, correctional facilities, and community programs. Rachel focuses on practical skills and clear thinking to help people move forward.

She takes a direct, educator-style approach in sessions. Rachel emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and she teaches concrete skills clients can use right away. She describes herself as solution-focused when quick, practical steps are needed.

Much of her background is in substance use treatment and work inside prisons, where she supported people reclaiming their lives after addiction and involvement with crime. Those experiences shaped a straightforward, no-nonsense style and a focus on safety and accountability. Rachel values helping people get up and take the next step when they are ready.

Rachel helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, communication problems, stress and anxiety, grief and loss, addiction, anger, depression, and self-esteem. She also works with issues that often affect men and women across life stages, such as midlife crisis, life purpose, and postpartum adjustment.

Rachel practices in Pennsylvania and holds the LPC credential. Sessions are offered in English and use a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits a client's needs.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online care

Rachel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against the facts. CBT teaches skills to change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, and self-doubt, and it includes practical exercises you can do between sessions.

She also draws on the Gottman Method for relationship work, which focuses on improving communication, building shared goals, and repairing trust. That method breaks relationship problems into manageable steps and gives couples clear skills to practice at home.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative step. Rachel works with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She will discuss options and adjust the plan as you learn what helps most.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different days and routines. Video helps when visual cues matter, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing work, parenting, or travel.