Rachel Horn , LCSW

Rachel Horn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who brings four years of clinical practice to her work. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Rachel also supports people facing relationship concerns, LGBT-related challenges, parenting strains, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

Rachel approaches each person with respect and sensitivity. She listens first and tailors conversations and plans to fit what matters most to the individual. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical, with steps you can try between meetings.

She draws on methods such as acceptance and commitment strategies, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques to match the moment and the goal. That mix is useful for managing problematic thoughts, building coping skills, and shifting unhelpful patterns that keep people stuck.

Rachel has worked with concerns that include trauma and abuse, addictions, communication and commitment struggles, body image, and caregiver stress. She also offers coaching-style support when clients want focused, goal-oriented work alongside therapy. Her background includes experience across several care settings and regions before practicing in California.

People who choose Rachel typically want a collaborative tone and clear, doable steps. She helps clients weigh options, set priorities, and move toward more manageable routines. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Approach-driven care delivered online

Rachel often blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online sessions. ACT focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed action toward them while learning to make space for difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the client's experience, using empathic listening to help people clarify goals and feel understood.

She may also draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when people want to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then tests small experiments to shift them. Together these approaches give a mix of values-focused work, deep listening, and practical experiments for managing symptoms and making progress.

Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From there the plan can shift over time so methods match changing needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is good for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works for shorter check-ins or when writing helps people reflect. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different life situations.