Rachel Khan-McCroy , LCSW

Rachel Khan-McCroy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey with 11 years of experience. She centers sessions on the person in front of her, asking questions and listening first to understand each individual's story and needs.

She uses client-centered methods to build trust and mindfulness practices to help slow racing thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are used to teach tangible skills for handling strong emotions. Rachel adapts tools to the situation rather than relying on a single method.

Her main focus areas include trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and family of origin problems. The approach is practical and task-oriented when needed, and reflective when exploring deeper wounds.

Rachel has experience supporting people through complex grief, trauma, mood difficulties, and the effects of serious illness and caregiving stress. She has worked across a range of settings and brings that perspective to individual sessions, helping people find skills that fit their daily lives.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. People typically start by sharing what matters most to them, then together they set goals and choose which techniques to use. Rachel frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s priorities guide the work.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the client. Online sessions let the therapist and client talk through concerns and decide goals together while using that supportive stance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it works well online when the therapist assigns short exercises and reviews them in video or messaging sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that can be taught in brief coaching moments during chat or phone check-ins and practiced between appointments.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice may shift over time as progress is made or life changes occur, and sessions will include regular check-ins about what is helping.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist observe nonverbal cues and run interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio-only check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins into a busy day or to jot down thoughts between sessions. Together these options help people access therapy in ways that fit their routines and needs.